River Orwell
The River Orwell flows through the county of Suffolk in England from Ipswich to Felixstowe. Above Ipswich, the river is known as the River Gipping, but its name changes to the Orwell at Stoke Bridge, about half a mile below where the river becomes tidal by Bobby Robson Bridge on West End Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Trimley railway station and Levington Lagoon.
Trimley railway station
Railway station
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Trimley railway station is on the Felixstowe Branch Line in the east of England, serving the village of Trimley St. Mary, Suffolk. It is 14 miles 5 chains down the line from Ipswich and 82 miles 64 chains measured from London Liverpool Street; it is situated between Derby Road and Felixstowe. Trimley railway station is situated 2 miles east of River Orwell.
Levington Lagoon
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Levington Lagoon is a 5 hectare nature reserve south-east of Levington in Suffolk. It is owned by Suffolk Yacht Harbour Ltd and managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust. Levington Lagoon is situated 1½ miles northwest of River Orwell.
Harwich International railway station
Railway station
Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Harwich International railway station is a railway station on the Mayflower Line, a branch of the Great Eastern Main Line, the station serves Harwich International Port in Essex, England. Harwich International railway station is situated 2½ miles south of River Orwell.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Trimley Marshes and Shotley.
Trimley Marshes
Locality
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Trimley Marshes is a 77 hectare nature reserve west of Trimley St Mary, on the outskirts of Felixstowe in Suffolk. It is managed by the Suffolk Wildlife Trust.
Shotley
Village
Photo: Andrew Hill, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Shotley is a village and civil parish 8 miles south-east of Ipswich in the English county of Suffolk. It is in the Babergh district and gives its name to the Shotley peninsula between the Rivers Stour and Orwell.
Trimley St Martin
Village
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Trimley St. Martin is a village and civil parish in the East Suffolk district, in the county of Suffolk, England. It lies between the rivers Orwell and the Deben, on the long narrow tongue of land from Ipswich to Felixstowe referred to as the Colneis Hundred. Trimley St Martin is situated 2 miles northeast of River Orwell.
River Orwell
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Suffolk, England
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Satellite Map
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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 Nynorsk: “River Orwell”
- Norwegian: “Orwell”
- Persian: “رودخانه اورول”
- Polish: “Orwell”
- Portuguese: “Rio Orwell”
- Russian: “Оруэлл (река)”
- Russian: “Оруэлл”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Orwell”
- Swedish: “River Orwell”
- Welsh: “Afon Orwell”
- Western Frisian: “Orwell”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Felixstowe Trinity Terminal and Harwich Lifeboat Station.
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