Norfolk
King’s Lynn & West Norfolk District
Castle Acre

Castle Acre Priory

Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac priory in the of , , , 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.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: Grade I listed priory in Castle Acre, United Kingdom
  • Also known as: “Cluniac Priory of St Mary, St Peter, and St Paul”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of St James and Castle Acre Bailey Gate.

Church
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is situated 980 feet northeast of Castle Acre Priory.

City gate
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Castle Acre Castle and town walls are a set of ruined medieval defences built in the village of , . The castle was built soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the Earl of Surrey, at the intersection of the and the Peddars Way. is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Castle Acre Priory.

Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2,100 feet southwest of Castle Acre Priory.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Castle Acre and South Acre.

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the English county of . On the , it is 4 miles north of and 26 miles west of .

Village
is a village and civil parish in the county of . The village has almost disappeared, but the remnants are located about 1 km south-west of , 8 km north of the town of , 20 km east of the town of and 50 km west of the city of .

Village
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is a village and civil parish in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of the county of , England. It covers an area of 14.49 km2 and had a population of 187 in 83 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 260 at the 2011 Census. is situated 2 miles west of Castle Acre Priory.

Castle Acre Priory

Latitude
52.7007° or 52° 42′ 3″ north
Longitude
0.6829° or 0° 40′ 58″ east
Operator
English Heritage
Open location code
9F42PM2M+75
Open­Street­Map ID
way 319294993
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­ruins
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q5049978
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Italian—“Castle Acre Priory” goes by many names.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Prior’s Lodging and Porch.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Castle Acre Priory”. Photo: Adrian Farwell, CC BY 3.0.