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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Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Acre Priory and Castle Acre Bailey Gate.

Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.
was a Cluniac priory in the of , , , 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.

City gate
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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.

Grassland
is a 17.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of in . This unimproved grazing marsh on the banks of the has diverse grassland habitats, and the marshy conditions provide nesting sites for several wetland bird species.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include South Acre and West Acre.

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 , 8 km north of the town of , 20 km east of the town of and 50 km west of the city of .

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
52.7199° or 52° 43′ 12″ north
Longitude
0.6884° or 0° 41′ 18″ east
Elevation
164 feet (50 metres)
Open location code
9F42PM9Q+X9
Geo­Names ID
7297798
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Highlights include Castle Acre Castle and town walls and Castle Acre Town Defences.

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