Norfolk
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk District
Castle Acre

Castle Acre

Castle Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of . On the , it is 4 miles north of and 26 miles west of .
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  • Type: Village with 848 residents
  • Description: village in Norfolk, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Castle Acre, Norfolk”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Acre Bailey Gate and Church of St James.

City gate
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of Castle Acre, . The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, at the intersection of the and the Peddars Way.

Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
was a Cluniac priory in the of Castle Acre, , , dedicated to St Mary, St Peter, and St Paul. It is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Acre and West Lexham.

Village
is a village and civil parish in the county of . The village has almost disappeared, but the remnants are located about 1 km south-west of Castle Acre, 8 km north of the town of , 20 km east of the town of and 50 km west of the city of .

Hamlet
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the district, in the county of , England. It is 5.9 miles north of the town of , 30.6 miles west north west of and 105 miles north east of London. is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle Acre.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of the county of , England. It covers an area of 14.49 km2 and had a population of 187 in 83 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 260 at the 2011 Census. is situated 2½ miles west of Castle Acre.

Castle Acre

Latitude
52.70405° or 52° 42′ 15″ north
Longitude
0.68791° or 0° 41′ 17″ east
Population
848
Elevation
161 feet (49 metres)
Open location code
9F42PM3Q+J5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26153553
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2653614
Wiki­data ID
Q2251448
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Castle Acre” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Castle Acre”
  • Dutch: “Castle Acre”
  • French: “Castle Acre”
  • German: “Castle Acre”
  • Irish: “Castle Acre”
  • Italian: “Castle Acre”
  • Ladin: “Castle Acre”
  • Polish: “Castle Acre”
  • Spanish: “Castle Acre”
  • Swedish: “Castle Acre”
  • Turkish: “Castle Acre”
  • Welsh: “Castle Acre”
  • “Castle Acre”

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Highlights include Castle Acre Village Hall and Castle Acre Castle and town walls.

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