Upwell
| Upwell | |
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_-_geograph.org.uk_-_1241066.jpg) View of Upwell showing the Well Creek and Town Street | |
| Area | 27.65 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
| Population | 2,750 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF500020 |
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| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | WISBECH |
| Postcode district | PE14 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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. [citation needed]
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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