, 0 0 0 ▁inhabitants , ▁situated ▁in ▁Camb rid ges hire , ▁England . ▁It ▁is ▁ 6 ▁miles ▁south ▁west ▁of ▁E ly . ▁While ▁nomin ally ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁village , ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁inhabitants ▁work ▁in ▁Cambridge , ▁E ly ▁or ▁London . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁Wil bur ton ▁is ▁a ▁parish ▁of ▁around ▁ 8 0 0 ▁acres ▁lying ▁on ▁the ▁important ▁medieval ▁route ▁from ▁Ear ith ▁to ▁Stre th am , ▁and ▁extending ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁River ▁Great ▁O use . ▁As ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁land ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁is ▁fen land , ▁the ▁village ' s ▁position ▁on ▁the ▁r idge ▁between ▁Stre th am ▁and ▁Had den ham ▁at ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁E ly ▁was ▁important ▁in ▁its ▁growth ▁and ▁success . ▁List ed ▁as ▁Wil bur ht un ▁in ▁ 9 7 0 ▁and ▁Wil bert one ▁in ▁the ▁Dom es day ▁Book , ▁the ▁name ▁" Wil bur ton " ▁means ▁" F arm st ead ▁or ▁village ▁of ▁a ▁woman ▁called ▁Wil bur h ". ▁ ▁The ▁village ▁contains ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁old ▁buildings , ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁as ▁" very ▁neat ▁and ▁contains ▁some ▁excellent ▁houses ". ▁ ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁Bur yst ead ▁( the ▁former ▁man or ▁house , ▁built ▁c . 1 6 0 0 ), ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁surv iving ▁half - tim ber ed ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁region , ▁and ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Place