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| Name | Upwell |
| Alt names | Upwell | source: from redirect |
| Type | Ancient parish, Civil parish |
| Coordinates | 52.5953°N 0.1984°E |
| Located in | Norfolk, England |
| Also located in | Cambridgeshire, England ( - 1889) |
| See also | Clackclose Hundred, Norfolk, England | hundred in which it was located | | Wisbech Rural, Isle of Ely, England | rural district in which part was located 1894-1974 | | Marshland Rural, Norfolk, England | rural district in which in which the Norfolk part was located 1894-1974 | | King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, England | district municipality covering the area since 1974 |
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the following text is based on an article in Wikipedia
Upwell is a civil parish now 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 UK census, increasing to 2,750 at the 2011 UK census. For the purposes of local government, it falls within the District of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
Upwell parish was split between the counties of Norfolk and Cambridgeshire until 1889. In that year the northeast corner of Cambridgeshire (which included Upwell) split off from the rest of the county and became the administrative county, Isle of Ely. Therefore the part of Upwell originally in Cambridgeshire became part of the Wisbech Rural District in the Isle of Ely. This remained the case until 1965 when the Isle of Ely and Cambridgeshire rejoined as Cambridgeshire and Isle of Ely. In 1974 the name was changed to Cambridgeshire under a different form of government. Since 1974 the whole of Upwell has been in Norfolk.
Upwell lies on the A1101 road along with its near neighbour Outwell. The nearest towns are Wisbech to its northwest and Downham Market to its east.
Research Tips
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- England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997
- England, Norfolk Archdeacon's Transcripts, 1600-1812
- England, Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts, 1685-1941
- England, Norfolk Marriage Bonds, 1557-1915
- England, Norfolk Non-conformist Records, 1613-1901
- Ancestry.co.uk has the following lists as of 2018 (UK or worldwide Ancestry membership or library access required). With the exception of the index to wills these files are browsible images of the original documents. The files are separated by type and broken down into time periods (i.e., "Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812" is more than one file). The general explanatory notes are worth reading for those unfamiliar with English parish records.
- Index to wills proved in the Consistory Court of Norwich : and now preserved in the District Probate Registry at Norwich
- Norfolk, England, Bishop's Transcripts, 1579-1935
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Baptism, Marriages, and Burials, 1535-1812
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1915
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1990
- Norfolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1940
- FindMyPast is another pay site with large collection of parish records. As of October 2018 they had 20 types of Norfolk records available to browse including Land Tax Records and Electoral Registers.
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