Outwell, Cambridgeshire

Description
Outwell, a village and a parish in Cambridgeshire and Norfolk. The village stands on the old river Nen and on the Wisbech Canal, immediately N of Upwell, and 5 miles SSE of Wisbech, where there are stations on the G.E.R., G.N.R., and M.R., and has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Wisbech. The parish comprises 591 acres in Cambridgeshire, with a population of 351; and 2499 acres in Norfolk, with a population of 882. There are two parish councils- one for the Norfolk portion of the parish with nine members, and one for the Cambridgeshire portion, with five. The manor belongs to the Townley family. A hermitage or Benedictine house stood anciently at Molycourt, and was made a cell to Ely by Henry VI. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich; net value, £350 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Norwich. The church is a building of stone in the Perpendicular style, and consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with porch and tower. There are Wesleyan, Primitive Methodist, and Free Methodist chapels, a working-men's institute erected in 1891, and some small charities.