The Fox, Burwell (RGL2024)

The Fox, 2 North Street, Burwell

History of the Fox

Listed Building

Inn, late C16, or early C17. Gable end room to west, of original three unit plan rebuilt in C18 and in mid C19. … The Fox was first recorded as an ale house in 1764.

The Fox illustrates the central role of the village pub in rural community life. Inns such as The Fox were not simply places for drinking, but important social centres where local people met, exchanged news, arranged work, held celebrations, and maintained community relationships. In agricultural villages especially, pubs often acted as informal meeting places for labourers, tradesmen, farmers, and travellers, helping to sustain the social fabric of rural communities across generations.

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1871 The Fox

Reuben Bullen, 27, licensed victualler, b Burwell

Mary A, 29, b Wood Ditton

Anne Wiseman, mother in law, 68, b Wood Ditton

David Bullen, boarder, 27, ag.lab., b Burwell

Francis Webb, 21, boarder, fossil digger, b Suffolk

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1881 Fox Inn

Mary A Bullen, 39, innkeeper, b Woodditton

Ann Wiseman, mother, 78, b Woodditton

William Fabian, boarder, 42, ag.lab., b Burwell

George Farthing, boarder, 74, ag.lab., b Suffolk

William Brown, boarder, 64, journeyman painter, b Herts