- Castle Acre
Castle Acre is a village and
civil parish in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk . The village is situated on theRiver Nar some 8 km north of the town ofSwaffham , 20 km east of the town ofKing's Lynn and 50 km west of the city ofNorwich .Ordnance Survey (1999). "OS Explorer Map 236 - King's Lynn, Downham Market & Swaffham". ISBN 0-319-21867-8.]The village is best known today for the twin ruins of
Castle Acre Castle andCastle Acre Priory , which lie immediately to the east and west of the village respectively. Both were founded soon after the Norman Conquest by William de Warenne, the firstEarl of Surrey . At its heyday, Castle Acre played an important role in the affairs of the State, with many visits from royalty. Castle Acre itself was once a fortified town and still possesses one of its gates, the Bailey Gate. When first established, Castle Acre was one of the finest examples of Norman town planning in the country, and much of this can still be seen.Castles Abbeys and Medieval Buildings. " [http://www.castles-abbeys.co.uk/Castle-Acre-Castle-Priory.html Castle Acre Castle Priory] ". RetrievedFebruary 9 2006 .]The civil parish has an area of 13.18 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 799 in 370 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of
King's Lynn and West Norfolk .Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". RetrievedDecember 2 ,2005 .]The hamlet of Fiddler's Green lies to the northeast of the village.
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* [http://www.castleacre.net/gallery/c1.html Photographs of Castle Acre]
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/c/castle_acre/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Castle Acre.
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