Grime’s Graves
Grime's Graves is a large Neolithic flint mining complex in Norfolk, England. It lies 8 km north east from Brandon, Suffolk in the East of England. It was worked between c.Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Heath
- Description: flint mine in Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Grimes Graves” and “Grimes Graves, including round barrow in Grimes Graves Plantation”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Thetford Forest and All Saints.
Thetford Forest
Thetford Forest is the largest lowland pine forest in Great Britain and is located in a region straddling the north of Suffolk and the south of Norfolk in England. It covers over 19,000 ha in the form of a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
All Saints
Church
Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.
All Saints is a church, which is situated 2 miles southeast of Grime’s Graves.
Weeting Castle
Ruins
Photo: Ashley Dace, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Weeting Castle is a ruined, medieval manor house near the village of Weeting in Norfolk, England. It was built around 1180 by Hugh de Plais, and comprised a three-storey tower, a substantial hall, and a service block, with a separate kitchen positioned near the house. Weeting Castle is situated 2½ miles west of Grime’s Graves.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Santon Downham and Mundford.
Santon Downham
Hamlet
Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Santon Downham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. In 2005 it had a population of 240. The village is located within Thetford Forest on a meander of the River Little Ouse on the Norfolk-Suffolk border. Thetford is 4 miles southeast and the nearest railway station is in Brandon 2 miles west.
Mundford
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mundford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated at the intersection of two major routes, the A134 Colchester to King's Lynn road and the A1065 Mildenhall to Fakenham road, about 8 miles north west of Thetford. Mundford is situated 2½ miles north of Grime’s Graves.
Weeting
Village
Weeting is a village in Norfolk, England. The population can be found in the civil parish of Weeting-with-Broomhill. The village's name means 'wet place'. Weeting is situated 3 miles west of Grime’s Graves.
Grime’s Graves
- Categories: flint mine, round barrow, mining museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lynford, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.47656° or 52° 28′ 36″ northLongitude
0.67404° or 0° 40′ 27″ eastOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9F42FMGF+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 110187016OpenStreetMap feature
natural=heathOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionWikidata ID
Q638485
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Swedish—“Grime’s Graves” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “格蘭姆斯燧石礦井”
- Dutch: “Grimes Graves”
- French: “Grimes Graves”
- Georgian: “გრაიმზ-გრეივზი”
- German: “Grimes Graves”
- Greek: “Τάφοι του Γκράιμ”
- Hebrew: “גרימס גרייווס”
- Japanese: “グリムズ・グレイヴス”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Grimes‘ Graves”
- Russian: “Граймз-Грейвз”
- Russian: “Граймс-Грейвс”
- Swedish: “Grimes Graves”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Grimes Grave’s Visitor Centre and Stanford Training Area (STANTA) – Grimes Grave.
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