Castle Acre Bailey Gate
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.Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: City gate
- Description: Grade I listed building in Castle Acre, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK
- Also known as: “Bailey Gate”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St James and Castle Acre Priory.
Church of St James
Church
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St James is situated 600 feet southwest of 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 Priory is situated 1,600 feet southwest of Castle Acre Bailey Gate.
Church of St George
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St George is situated 3,600 feet southwest of Castle Acre Bailey Gate.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle Acre and South Acre.
Castle Acre
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
West Lexham
Hamlet
Photo: Keith Evans, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Castle Acre Bailey Gate.
Castle Acre Bailey Gate
- Categories: built structure, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- 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
52.70355° or 52° 42′ 13″ northLongitude
0.68826° or 0° 41′ 18″ eastOperator
English HeritageOpen location code
9F42PM3Q+C8OpenStreetMap ID
way 319295018OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=city_gateWikidata ID
Q5049977
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