Lincolnshire · England
Burwell population
5,963people · latest estimate
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Burwell has a population of 5,963, making it the 17th largest place in Lincolnshire. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 5,963, a rise of 0.0% since.
The other populations of Burwell
The same name covers more than one area, and each has its own figure.
| What you mean | Population | Source |
|---|---|---|
| The place itself The populated settlement, roughly the built-up core. |
5,963 | GeoNames |
| The built-up area Continuous development, where buildings sit less than 200m apart. Drawn from where the buildings are, not where the council boundary is. |
5,915 | ONS Census 2021 (2021) |
Why these differ: which population figure is right? · compare with another place
The 2005 figure is from the World Gazetteer archive and may draw its boundary differently from the current source, so treat the change as indicative. Sources: method.
Burwell in context
9 km
north to Louth, the nearest larger town
26,795
people live within 10 km
#1,724
largest of 6,358 UK places
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of Burwell sits in postcode district LN11.
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Nearby in Lincolnshire
| # | Place | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horncastle | 6,815 |
| 2 | Washingborough | 6,463 |
| 3 | Heighington | 6,414 |
| 4 | Great Gonerby | 5,853 |
| 5 | Bracebridge Heath | 5,656 |
| 6 | Ruskington | 5,637 |