- Castle Rising
Castle Rising is a
village andcivil parish in the Englishcounty ofNorfolk . It is best known as the location of Castle Rising Castle, which dominates the village. The village is situated some convert|8|km|mi north-east of the town ofKing's Lynn and convert|60|km|mi west of the city ofNorwich .TheRiver Babingley skirts the North of the village separating Castle Rising from the site of the lost village ofBabingley .Ordnance Survey (2002). "OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West". ISBN 0-319-21886-4.]The civil parish has an area of convert|8.65|km2|sqmi and in the 2001 census had a population of 225 in 110 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 .]History
Castle Rising is included in
Snettisham 's complex entry in theDomesday book where it is divided in ownership between William de Warenne and theBishop of Bayeux . Related are "West Newton" and "Castle Rising" [moreoverWeston Longville is said to be in Snettisham's valuation] . However Castle Rising is clearly in the ownership of the Bishop of Bayeaux"Domesday Book: A Complete Translation". London: Penguin, 2003. ISBN 0-14-143994-7 p.1075-6 and 1090]Prior to the Reform Act of 1832, Castle Rising had the status of a
parliamentary borough and, because of its small population, was often cited as arotten borough . Its most notable member wasRobert Walpole , Prime Minister from 1721 to 1742.Samuel Pepys also served as its member.References
ee also
Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency) External links
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* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/c/castle_rising/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Castle Rising.
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