West Acre
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Westacre Theatre and Church of All Saints.
Westacre Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westacre Theatre is a theater building.
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 Narborough.
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. Castle Acre is situated 2½ miles east of West Acre.
Narborough
Village
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Narborough is a village of 1405 hectares in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, with a population of 1,094 at the 2011 census. It is situated in the Nar Valley, with the river Nar flowing through on its way to the River Great Ouse. Narborough is situated 3 miles southwest of West Acre.
West 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
52.7173° or 52° 43′ 2″ northLongitude
0.6349° or 0° 38′ 6″ eastElevation
240 feet (73 metres)Open location code
9F42PJ8M+WXGeoNames ID
7298988
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