- Burrough Green
Infobox UK place
official_name= Burrough Green
country= England
region= East of England
os_grid_reference= TL641548
latitude= 52.17
longitude= 0.4
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shire_county=Cambridgeshire
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website= http://www.burroughgreen.comBurrough Green is a village and parish in
Cambridgeshire , England. Described inKelly’s Directory (1929) as a "village and parish 2½ miles south-east fromDullingham station on theCambridge andBury branch of theLondon and North Eastern Railway and 6 south from Newmarket, in the hundred ofRadfield , Newmarket union, petty sessional division and county court district, rural deanery ofCheveley , archdeaconry and diocese ofEly ."The Reading Room at Burrough Green was built in 1887 by the late Mrs Porcher, as a memorial to her husband, Charles Porcher esq.; it is in general use during the winter months, and will hold about 130 persons. The Old Hall (or Manor House), which stands near the church, is now a farmhouse. The soil is various; subsoil, clay and chalk. The chief crops are wheat, barley and roots. The area of the parish is 2,272 acres; the population in 1921 was 334."
Burrough Green Primary School has been in existence for over 400 years. It provides a mediocre education for around 100 children. There is also an after school club and a nurserY on site. The school uses the reading room mentioned above for lunch times and also has a small swimming pool.There is also a cricket club in the village which plays on the village green and competes with other local villages.
External links
* [http://www.ccan.co.uk/village.aspx?GroupID=yyys Burrough Green and District Community Archive]
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