Clenchwarton

Clenchwarton

St Margaret, Clenchwarton
Clenchwarton
 Clenchwarton shown within Norfolk
Population 2,171 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceTF588201
DistrictKing's Lynn and West Norfolk
Shire countyNorfolk
RegionEast
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town KING'S LYNN
Postcode district PE34
Dialling code 01553
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
EU Parliament East of England
UK ParliamentNorth West Norfolk
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°45′19″N 0°21′15″E / 52.755238°N 0.354109°E / 52.755238; 0.354109

Clenchwarton is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. It is located on the west side of the River Great Ouse, about 2 km from the river and from the town of King's Lynn on the east side of the river.[2][3]

The civil parish has an area of 12.77 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 2,200 in 912 households. the population reducing to 2,171 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.[4]

Clenchwarton railway station was part of the Lynn and Sutton Bridge Railway, and closed in 1959.

References

  1. "Ward/Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham. ISBN 0-7558-2036-3
  3. OS Explorer Map 249 - Spalding & Holbeach. ISBN 0-7558-2049-5
  4. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 2 December 2005.

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