Castle Acre Castle
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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. William constructed a motte-and-bailey castle during the 1070s, protected by large earthwork ramparts, with a large country house in the centre of the motte. Soon after, a small community of Cluniac monks were given the castle's chapel in the outer bailey; under William, the second earl, the order was given land and estates to establish Castle Acre Priory alongside the castle. A deer park was created nearby for hunting.
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- Historic England research records page@
- Gatehouse Gazetteer page@
- CastlesFortsBattles page@
Location: 52.7031, 0.6933, KML, Cluster Map, Maps, 
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Castle Acre Castle ⓘ
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Castle castle acre by W. Byrne & S. Middiman - GMII
Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577137377)
Priory Church, Castleacre West Front, 1868 Royal History of Eastern England 1873
Castleacre Castle 1735 Royal History of Eastern England 1873 Book Print Plate
Ruins of the castle at Castle Acre
The castle at Castle Acre, Norfolk
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Castle Acre
Castle Acre- Excavations at Castle Acre Castle, Norfolk, 1975–1982 The Bridges, Lime Kilns, and Eastern Gatehouse - article by Jonathan Coad et al published January 1987 in The Archaeological Journal
- Castle Acre - scientific article published in January 1889
- Notices, historical and antiquarian, of the castle and priory and Castleacre in the county of Norfolk - book published in 1843
- Excavations at Castle Acre Castle, Norfolk, 1972–77 Country House and Castle of the Norman Earls of Surrey - scientific article published in January 1982
- Castle Acre - scientific article published in January 1890
- Recent work at Castle Acre Castle - scientific article published in 1983
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | Historic England research records page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Gatehouse Gazetteer page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | CastlesFortsBattles page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | castle | North Elmham chapel and manor house | archaeological site, chapel, fortified manor house | Wikidata | |
| site | castle | 1138 | Castle Rising Castle | church building, castle, ruins, archaeological site | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1140 | Castle Acre Castle | castle, archaeological site | Wikidata |
| site | castle | 1180 | Weeting Castle | castle | Wikidata |
| site | garden | Hindringham Hall | garden, country house | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Mid-Norfolk Railway | heritage railway | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Oxburgh Hall | historic house museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | The Lynn Museum | local museum, local authority museum | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | Wells and Walsingham Light Railway | heritage railway, rideable miniature railway | Wikidata | |
| site | museum | 1734 | Holkham Hall | historic house museum, country house | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1865 | Sandringham House | English country house, historic house museum, country house, royal palace, Residence of the British Royal Family | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1953 | Bishop Bonner's Cottage Museum | museum, building, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1971 | Shirehall Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1976 | Gressenhall Farm and Workhouse | museum, local authority museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1989 | True's Yard Museum | museum, museum building, independent museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2001 | Desert Rats Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2016 | Bellarmine Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2016 | Discover Downham | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2018 | Museum 4 Watton | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2019 | Captain Fawcett's Emporium Marvellous Barbershop Museum | museum | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 2019 | RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre | heritage center | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Castle castle acre by W. Byrne & S. Middiman - GMII | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Antiquities of Great Britain, - illustrated in views of monasteries, castles, and churches, now existing. (1807) (14577137377) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Priory Church, Castleacre West Front, 1868 Royal History of Eastern England 1873 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castleacre Castle 1735 Royal History of Eastern England 1873 Book Print Plate | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ruins of the castle at Castle Acre | Commons | ||
| commons | image | The castle at Castle Acre, Norfolk | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Acre Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Acre Castle | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Acre | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Castle Acre | Commons | ||
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