Washpit Reservoir
Washpit Reservoir is a reservoir in South Acre, Breckland District, England. Washpit Reservoir is situated nearby to the village South Acre, as well as near West Acre.Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle Acre Priory and Westacre Theatre.
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.
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 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.
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.
Washpit Reservoir
- Type: Reservoir
- Category: body of water
- Location: South Acre, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6942° or 52° 41′ 39″ northLongitude
0.6508° or 0° 39′ 3″ eastOpen location code
9F42MMV2+M8OpenStreetMap ID
way 1098780123OpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterOpenStreetMap feature
water=reservoir
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