Upwell

Upwell
View of Upwell showing the Well Creek and Town Street
Upwell
Upwell shown within Norfolk
Area	27.65 km² (10.68 sq mi)
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
List of places UK England Norfolk 52°35′44″N 0°12′48″E / 52.59564°N 0.21342°E / 52.59564; 0.21342Coordinates: 52°35′44″N 0°12′48″E / 52.59564°N 0.21342°E / 52.59564; 0.21342

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, increasing to 2,750 at the 2011 Census. 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.

Upwell falls within the electoral ward of Upwell and Delph. The population of this ward at the 2011 Census was 4,827.

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