Castle Acre Village Sign
Castle Acre Village Sign is a work of art in Castle Acre, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, England. Castle Acre Village Sign is situated nearby to the city gate Castle Acre Bailey Gate, as well as near Church of St James.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Acre Bailey Gate and Church of St James.
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.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 510 feet southwest of Castle Acre Village Sign.
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 Priory is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Castle Acre Village Sign.
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 Lexham
Hamlet
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
West Lexham is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lexham, in the Breckland district, in the county of Norfolk, England. It is 5.9 miles north of the town of Swaffham, 30.6 miles west north west of Norwich and 105 miles north east of London. West Lexham is situated 2 miles northeast of Castle Acre Village Sign.
Castle Acre Village Sign
- Type: Work of art
- Inscription: “To commemorate The Festival of Britain 1951 / The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1953 / Refurbished in Honour of Her Golden Jubilee 2002 & Diamond Jubilee 2012”
- Category: tourism
- Location: Castle Acre, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.70351° or 52° 42′ 13″ northLongitude
0.68773° or 0° 41′ 16″ eastOpen location code
9F42PM3Q+C3OpenStreetMap ID
node 2595512864OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=village_signOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artwork
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Highlights include Castle Acre Village Hall and Castle Acre Castle and town walls.
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