Bartholomew’s Hills Plantation
Bartholomew’s Hills Plantation is a forest in South Acre, Breckland District, England. Bartholomew’s Hills Plantation is situated nearby to the village South Acre, as well as near the locality Hungry Hill.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 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
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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.
Bartholomew’s Hills Plantation
- Type: Forest
- Location: South Acre, Breckland District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.6862° or 52° 41′ 10″ northLongitude
0.6809° or 0° 40′ 51″ eastOpen location code
9F42MMPJ+F8OpenStreetMap ID
way 135412167OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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