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Castles · East Midlands

Castle Acre Castle

In or near Swaffham.

Castle Acre Castle — Grade I listed castle in the United Kingdom.

Castle Acre Castle

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Castle Acre Castle is a castle in east midlands. Established 1140. (Grade I listed castle in United Kingdom.) Wikipedia notes: "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.". Coordinates 52.7031°, 0.6933°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
52.7031, 0.6933
Established
1140

Sources

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