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Also known as Welney, Norfolk

Welney is a village and civil parish in the Fens of England and the county of Norfolk. The village is about south-west of the town of Downham Market, south of the town of King's Lynn and west of the city of Norwich. The county boundary with Cambridgeshire is adjacent, with the city of Cambridge to the south.

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Place details

Locality
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
542
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.country
England
UK place.os_grid_reference
TL526940
UK place.official_name
Welney
UK place.population
542
UK place.population_ref
(2011)
UK place.area_total_km2
20.73
UK place.shire_district
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
UK place.shire_county
Norfolk
UK place.region
East of England
UK place.civil_parish
Welney
UK place.postcode_district
PE14
UK place.postcode_area
PE
UK place.post_town
WISBECH
UK place.dial_code
01354
UK place.static_image_name
St Mary's Church and water tower - geograph.org.uk - 432107.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption
St Mary's Church, Welney

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Population
542
Area
20.73
Image
St Mary's Church and water tower - geograph.org.uk - 432107.jpg
Dialing code
01354
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Commons category
Welney
postal code
PE14
OS grid reference
TL526940
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Welney is a village and civil parish in the Fens of England and the county of Norfolk. The village is about south-west of the town of Downham Market, south of the town of King's Lynn and west of the city of Norwich. The county boundary with Cambridgeshire is adjacent, with the city of Cambridge to the south.

Welney is immediately to the west of the Old Bedford River, River Delph and New Bedford River, which are parallel channels and are here crossed by the A1101 road.

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