Burmarrad is a hamlet in
St. Paul's Bay
St. Paul's Bay ( mt, San Pawl il-Baħar) is a town in the Northern Region of Malta, sixteen kilometres () northwest of the capital Valletta. Saint Paul's Bay is the largest town in the Northern Region and the seat of the Northern Regional Comm ...
,
Malta. The main heritage site is the
San Pawl Milqi
San Pawl Milqi is the ruin of a Roman-period agricultural villa and a pagan temple, the most extensive to have ever been unearthed in Malta. A christian church was built on site based on the pseudo-history and religious doctrine that the site h ...
zone, where there is a chapel dedicated to
St. Paul, built on the remains of a
Roman temple dedicated to
Apollo, and tradition says to be the remains of the home of
St. Publius.
Overview
The name 'Burmarrad' may refer to the village's proximity to the sea. It is generally accepted that the name, in old Maltese, refers to a settlement upon the marshes. The original word was 'bur marradi', where the "bur" refers to a well, while "marradi" means sickly. Conjoined, this means that the water in the marshes was contaminated, hence bur marradi, and later Burmarrad. Burmarrad retains a number of farms, primarily centred on agriculture.
Several archeological remains are found in the whereabouts.
The parish priest since 2016 is P. Christian Anthony Borg.
"Zmien ta' tama"
This village is home to the residence of Joseph Muscat, former Prime Minister of Malta.
Burmarrad Road passes through Burmarrad, leading to Mosta.
Further reading
Name of BurmarradReligious-based interpretation
References
Populated places in Malta
St. Paul's Bay
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