Upwell | |
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View of Upwell showing the Well Creek and Town Street | |
Location within Norfolk | |
Area | 27.65 km2 (10.68 sq mi) |
Population | 4,734 |
• Density | 171/km2 (440/sq mi) |
OS grid reference | TF500020 |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | WISBECH |
Postcode district | PE14 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
Upwell is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Upwell village is on the A1101 road, as is Outwell, its conjoined village at the north. The nearest towns are Wisbech to the north-west and Downham Market to the east.
The parish 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] And most recently, In the 2021 census the town population has nearly doubled to 4,734.[3]