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{{county|Kinross-shire}}
[[File:Orwell Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 1381513.jpg|right|Orwell parish church, Milnathort|thumb]]
'''Orwell''' is a parish in the county of [[Kinross-shire|Kinross]]. Its principal settlement is [[Milnathort]]. The parish was created in 1845.<ref>{{cite web|title=Orwell ScoP|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/unit/10125686|publisher=Vision of Britain|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref> Its population was 3,005 in 1831, but this had dropped to 1,983 in 1911. However the 2001 census revealed it had risen again to 2,211.

The ecclesiastical parish of Orwell and [[Portmoak]] includes Orwell church in [[Milnathort]] and Portmoak church in [[Scotlandwell]].<ref>{{cite web|title=About us|url=http://www.orwellportmoakchurch.org.uk/OandPC/About_Us.html|publisher=Orwell and Portmoak Parish Church|accessdate=29 May 2014}}</ref>

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*{{cite web|title=Our history: Orwell|url=http://www.orwellportmoakchurch.org.uk/OandPC/About_Us.html|publisher=Orwell and Portmoak Parish Church}} ''Describes the history of Orwell in some detail''
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