River Orwell

The River Orwell flows through the county of in England from to . Above Ipswich, the river is known as the , but its name changes to the Orwell at , about half a mile below where the river becomes tidal by Bobby Robson Bridge on West End Road.
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Places of Interest

Highlights: Trimley railway station and Levington Lagoon.

Railway station
Photo: Geof Sheppard, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is on the Felixstowe branch… is situated 2 miles east of River Orwell.

Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a 5 hectare nature reserve south-east of in . is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Orwell.

Railway station
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harwich International is a railway station on the… is situated 2½ miles south of River Orwell.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Trimley Marshes and Shotley.

Locality
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a 77 hectare nature reserve west…

Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish 8 miles…

Village
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Trimley St. Martin is a village and civil parish… is situated 2 miles northeast of River Orwell.

River Orwell

Latitude
51.97769° or 51° 58′ 40″ north
Longitude
1.27647° or 1° 16′ 35″ east
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
9F33X7HG+3H
Geo­Names ID
2640882
Wiki­data ID
Q2001027
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Frisian—“River Orwell” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Ríu Orwell”
  • Catalan: “riu Orwell”
  • Cebuano: “River Orwell”
  • Dutch: “Orwell”
  • Dutch: “River Orwell”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نهر اورويل”
  • French: “Orwell”
  • German: “River Orwell”
  • Italian: “Orwell”
  • Japanese: “オーウェル川”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Orwell”
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: “Orwell i Suffolk”
  • Norwegian: “Orwell”
  • Persian: “رودخانه اورول”
  • Polish: “Orwell”
  • Portuguese: “Rio Orwell”
  • Russian: “Оруэлл (река)”
  • Russian: “Оруэлл”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Orwell”
  • Swedish: “River Orwell”
  • Turkish: “Orwell Nehri”
  • Welsh: “Afon Orwell”
  • Western Frisian: “Orwell”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Church End and Shotley Gate.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Felixstowe Trinity Terminal and Harwich International Ferry Terminal.

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Worth a closer look: London and Manchester.

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