Castle Rising
Castle Rising is a locality in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, England. Castle Rising is situated nearby to the hamlet Babingley, as well as near the village Roydon.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Rising Castle and Church of All Saints.
Castle Rising Castle
Castle
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Castle Rising is a ruined medieval fortification in the village of Castle Rising, Norfolk, England. It was built soon after 1138 by William d'Aubigny II, who had risen through the ranks of the Anglo-Norman nobility to become the Earl of Arundel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Rising and Roydon.
Castle Rising
Village
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Castle Rising is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is 4 miles north-east of King's Lynn and 37 miles north-west of Norwich.
Roydon
Village
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Roydon is a small village, civil parish and electoral ward east of King's Lynn in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 4.62 km2 and had a population of 368 in 144 households at the 2001 census, the population of the village and ward being shown as 357 at the 2011 Census.
Babingley
Hamlet
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Babingley is a hamlet and former civil parish, now in the parish of Sandringham, in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, in the county of Norfolk, England, about 1 mile northwest of Castle Rising and 5+1⁄2 miles north-north-east of King's Lynn.
Castle Rising
- Type: Locality
- Location: King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.7896° or 52° 47′ 23″ northLongitude
0.4829° or 0° 28′ 58″ eastElevation
108 feet (33 metres)Open location code
9F42QFQM+V5GeoNames ID
7295601
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