Blakeneyhill Plantation

Blakeneyhill Plantation is a forest in West Acre, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, England. Blakeneyhill Plantation is situated nearby to the village West Acre, as well as near South Acre.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Castle Acre Priory and Castle Acre Common.

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 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.

Westacre Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Westacre Theatre is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swaffham and Castle Acre.

Swaffham

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 3.0.

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.

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.

Blakeneyhill Plantation

Type: Forest
Location: West Acre, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6959° or 52° 41′ 45″ north

Longitude

0.6463° or 0° 38′ 47″ east

Open location code

9F42MJWW+9G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 276310014

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Acre and South Acre.

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