Newton by Castle Acre
Newton by Castle Acre is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the Breckland district of the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A1065 Mildenhall to Fakenham road, about 4 miles north of the town of Swaffham.Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Locality with 43 residents
- Description: village and civil parish in Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Newton” and “Newton by Castle Acre, Norfolk”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Acre Priory and Castle Acre Bailey Gate.
Castle Acre Priory
Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac priory in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, 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.
Castle Acre Bailey Gate
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, Norfolk. The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, at the intersection of the River Nar and the Peddars Way.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swaffham and Castle Acre.
Swaffham
Swaffham is a picturesque market town in the west of Norfolk. It became famous as one of the principal filming locations for the ITV television series Kingdom from 2007 to 2009.
Castle Acre
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Castle Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. On the River Nar, it is 4 miles north of Swaffham and 26 miles west of Norwich.
South Acre
Village
South Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. 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 Swaffham, 20 km east of the town of King's Lynn and 50 km west of the city of Norwich.
Newton by Castle Acre
- Categories: village and civil parish
- Location: Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Newton by Castle Acre” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Newton By Castle Acre”
- Dutch: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- French: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- Irish: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- Italian: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- Ladin: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- Persian: “نیوتن بای کسل ایکر”
- Polish: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- Swedish: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- Swedish: “Newton By Castle Acre”
- Turkish: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- Welsh: “Newton by Castle Acre”
- “Newton by Castle Acre”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Castle Acre Castle and town walls and Castle Acre Town Defences.
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