Castle Acre
Castle Acre is a locality in King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, England. Castle Acre is situated nearby to the locality Fiddler’s Green, as well as near the hamlet Newton.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.
Castle Acre Common
Grassland
Castle Acre Common is a 17.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. This unimproved grazing marsh on the banks of the River Nar has diverse grassland habitats, and the marshy conditions provide nesting sites for several wetland bird species.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Acre and South Acre.
Castle Acre
Village
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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.
West Acre
Village
West Acre is a village and civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of the county of Norfolk, 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. West Acre is situated 2½ miles west of Castle Acre.
Castle Acre
- 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
52.7199° or 52° 43′ 12″ northLongitude
0.6884° or 0° 41′ 18″ eastElevation
164 feet (50 metres)Open location code
9F42PM9Q+X9GeoNames ID
7297798
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