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Outwell

Outwell
Saint Clements, Outwell South West Norfolk.jpg
Saint Clements, Outwell, Norfolk
Outwell is located in Norfolk
Outwell
Outwell
Outwell shown within Norfolk
Area 12.21 km2 (4.71 sq mi)
Population 2,083 (parish, 2011 census)
• Density 171/km2 (440/sq mi)
OS grid reference TF5103
• London 97 miles (156 km)
Civil parish
  • Outwell
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town WISBECH
Postcode district PE14
Dialling code 01945
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
NorfolkCoordinates: 52°37′04″N 0°13′54″E / 52.61785°N 0.23157°E / 52.61785; 0.23157

Outwell is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk The village is 53.4 miles (85.9 km) west of Norwich, 18.3 miles (29.5 km) south-west of King's Lynn and 97 miles (156 km) north of London. The nearest town is Wisbech which is 5.1 miles (8.2 km) north west of the village. The Village is on the route of the A1101Bury St. Edmunds to Long Sutton road. The nearest railway station is at Downham Market for the Fen Line which runs between King's Lynn and Cambridge. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The parish of Outwell in the 2001 census, has a population of 1,880, increasing to 2,083 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.

The village and parish of Outwell is located on the western edge of the county of Norfolk which borders Cambridgeshire. Up until 1990 Outwell parish was split with half in Norfolk and half in Cambridgeshire with the boundary falling along the old course of the River Nene. The boundary also cut straight through the middle of the village. In 1935 the part of Outwell which was in Cambridgeshire was reduced in size to enlarge the nearby village of Emneth. Outwell parish today is part of the King's Lynn and West Norfolk local government district.


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