Upwell
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1241066.jpg) View of Upwell showing the Well Creek and Town Street |
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  Upwell |
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| Area | 27.65 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
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| Population | 2,750 |
| – density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF500020 |
| Civil parish | Upwell |
| District | King's Lynn and West Norfolk |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WISBECH |
| Postcode district | PE14 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Coordinates: 52°35′44″N 0°12′48″E / 52.59564°N 0.21342°E
Upwell is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 27.65 km2 (10.68 sq mi) and had a population of 2,456 in 1,033 households at the 2001 census,[1] increasing to 2,750 at the 2011 Census.[2] For the purposes of local government, it falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. Until 1974 it formed part of the now-defunct Wisbech Rural District.
Upwell lies on the A1101 road, the nearest towns being Wisbech to its north-west and Downham Market to its east. It was a place of note in British railway history as the rural tramway, the Wisbech and Upwell Tramway lasted as a freight line until 1966; although it had succumbed to bus competition for passenger traffic as early as 1927.
Governance
Upwell falls within the electoral ward of Upwell and Delph. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,827.[3]
Notes
- ↑ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
- ↑ "Upwell and Delph ward population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.
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