English (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire): habitational name from a place called Burwell of which there are examples in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire named with Old English burh ‘fort’ + wella ‘spring’.
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What is the origin of the name Burwell?
English (Lincolnshire and Yorkshire): habitational name from a place called Burwell of which there are examples in Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire named with Old English burh ‘fort’ + wella ‘spring’.