Bardwell, Suffolk
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Bardwell is a village and civil parish in the St Edmundsbury district of Suffolk, England, about ten miles north-east of Bury St Edmunds.The Domesday Book records the population of Bardwell in 1086 to be 86.According to the 2001 census it had a population of 690. The village has a windmill, and is on the Black Bourn river, which passes about half a mile west of the village.According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is "Bearda's Spring" or brim/bank of spring.
Amenities within the village of Bardwell include a post office and two pubs, the Dun Cow and the Six Bells. There is also an engineering company.
Bardwell is most famous for its windmill. There has been a mill on the site since the 13th Century. The current tower mill was built in 1829 but in the great storm of 1987, had its sails blown off. Restoration work to restore the sails to full working use is currently being undergone.
