Church of St James
Church of St James is a church in Castle Acre, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, England. Church of St James is situated nearby to the city gate Castle Acre Bailey Gate, as well as near the ruins Gatehouse of Castle Acre Priory.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: church in Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Saint James” and “Saint James the Great”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Castle Acre Bailey Gate and Castle Acre Priory.
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 Bailey Gate is situated 600 feet northeast of Church of St James.
Castle Acre Priory
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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 980 feet southwest of Church of St James.
Church of St George
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St George is situated 3,000 feet southwest of Church of St James.
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. The village is located on the course of the River Nar, 4.2 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
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 Church of St James.
Church of St James
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- 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
52.70243° or 52° 42′ 9″ northLongitude
0.68626° or 0° 41′ 11″ eastOpen location code
9F42PM2P+XGOpenStreetMap ID
way 168408216OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q17536641
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