Wilburton
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| Wilburton | |
|---|---|
| OS Grid Reference: | TL484750 |
| Lat/Lon: | |
| Population: | 1,231 (2001 Census) |
| Dwellings: | 470 (2001 Census) |
| Formal status: | Village |
| Administration | |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Region: | East Anglia |
| Nation: | England |
| Post Office and Telephone | |
| Post town: | Cambridge |
| Postcode: | CB6 |
| Dialling Code: | 01353 |
Wilburton is a small village of just over 1,000 inhabitants, situated in Cambridgeshire, England. The village is on a ridge between Stretham and Haddenham.
While nominally an agricultural village, many of the inhabitants work in Cambridge, Ely or London.
For the last few hundred years, the Pell family were the prominent local landowners, sponsoring the somewhat optimistic Ely to Wilburton railway in the late 1800s.
There is St.Peter's Church, parts of which date from the 13th century.
There is a fine elizabethan manor house, a shop, a garden centre and a pub, the King's Head.
The village is known for its fireworks display around Guy Fawkes night and its beer festival in the summer. In 2005 it also held its first spring beer festival.
[edit] See also
- List of places in Cambridgeshire
- The Kings Head, a pleasant pub, known for its food throughout the area.
- St. Peter's Hall, the Social club, where many of the inhabitants of the local area come to socialise in a pleasant atmosphere, which accommodates a great deal of local events and supports the community.
