Castle Acre Castle and town walls

Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of , . 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed castle in the United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Castle Acre Castle” and “卡素亞卡城堡”

Places of Interest Nearby

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

City gate
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Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined… is situated 660 feet west of Castle Acre Castle and town walls.

Church
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is situated 1,100 feet west of Castle Acre Castle and town walls.

Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
was a Cluniac priory in the … is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Castle Acre Castle and town walls.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Acre and South Acre.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the English county of .

Village
is a village and civil parish in the county of .

Hamlet
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is a village and former civil parish, now… is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle Acre Castle and town walls.

Castle Acre Castle and town walls

Latitude
52.70316° or 52° 42′ 11″ north
Longitude
0.69119° or 0° 41′ 28″ east
Elevation
135 feet (41 metres)
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9F42PM3R+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 41668029
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Geo­Names ID
6287325
Wiki­data ID
Q5049976
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Castle Acre Castle and town walls” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: St James’s Green and Newton.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Castle Acre Castle and A Norman stronghold.

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