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"CASTLE-ACRE, 4 miles N. of Swaffham, and 14 miles E. by S. of Lynn, is a large village, of great antiquity, having extensive traces of an early British settlement, and of a Roman station, and the remains of a castle and extensive priory of Norman construction. The parish contains 337 houses, 1,567 inhabitants, and 3,250a. 0r. 8p. of land, including 72a. of common, 45a. of roads, and 11a. of water. It is mostly a fertile district, broken into bold and picturesque swells. The Earl of Leicester is lord of the manor, and owner of all the soil, except a few copyholds subject to arbitrary fines." [Francis White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1854) - Transcription copyright © the late A.J. Carter]
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See also South Acre, West Acre and Castle Rising.
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- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
- In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Lynn Norfolk, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
- The parish church is dedicated to St James the Great.
There was also a Cluniac Priory, with its church dedicated to the Virgin Mary.
- Church of St James
- Description and pictures.
- Church of St James
- Minister, services, picture, etc.
- The Church?
- St James the Great, Castle Acre.
[2000] - Bloom, James Harvey
- The Church of St James, Castleacre.
[Hemsworth, C.E. Turner, 1900] - Bloom, James Herbert
- A short guide to the parish church of St James, Castleacre.
[Castle Acre, The Church, 1959]
- Castle Acre Priory
- Description and picture.
- Castle Acre Priory
- Description and pictures.
- Clark, Elaine Gravelle
- Medieval Debt Litigation: Essex and Norfolk, 1270-1490.
[Ann Arbor, Michigan, University of Michigan Thesis, 2001] - Coad, Jonathan G. and Coppack, Glyn
- Castle Acre Castle and Priory, Norfolk.
[ISBN 1850746753, English Heritage, 1998] - Hope, Sir William H. St John
- Castleacre Priory.
[Norwich, Norfolk and Norwich Archaeological Society, in "Norfolk Archaeology", vol.12, 1895] - Kett, Marion
- Cartulary of Castleacre or Estacre Priory in Norfolk.
[Harleian MS.2110. British Museum, 1925-1927] - Raby, F.J.E. and Baillie Reynolds, P.K.
- Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk.
[ISBN 1850741050, Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, 1986]
- Marriages 1600-1707 and 1710-1812
- See Phillimore's Marriage Registers, Volumes 1 and 5.
- Marriages
- These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
- Family Burial Vaults
- 1838-1870
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Church Records
For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Castle Acre was in Freebridge Lynn Registration District.
- Castle Acre
- Description, history and pictures.
- Ashley, Martin
- Castle Acre, a village trail guide.
[1980s] - Astley, Hugh John Dukinfield
- A short historical guide to the ancient village of Castleacre in the county of Norfolk.
[Swaffham, J.A. Gould, 1931] - Bevis, Trevor Allen
- Castle Acre, Fortress Village.
[ISBN 0901680567, 1995] - Farley, Viola
- Pictures from a village: social life about 1920.
[ISBN 0851151574, Bygones Books 2, Woodbridge, Suffolk, Boydell Press, 1981] - Garry, Mary-Anne
- Castle Acre, history and village guide.
[ISBN 0954038509, King's Lynn, Beagle Publishing, 2001] - Highe, Francis G.
- A New Guide to Castleacre.
[Chelmsford, Dutton, 1908] - Castle Acre Sandy Lane Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Castle Acre Newton Road Post Mill
- Description, history and map.
- Castle Acre Priest's Post Mill
- Description and history
- 1854: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1883: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Castle Acre to another place.
Castle Acre is in Freebridge Lynn hundred.
- Castle Acre Castle
- Description and picture.
- Castle Acre Bailey Gate
- Description and picture.
- Castle Acre Castle and Priory
- Description, history and pictures.
- Coad, J.G.
- Castle Acre Castle. An English Heritage handbook.
[ISBN 185074002X, London, Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for England, 1984]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF817153 (Lat/Lon: 52.704683, 0.688274), Castle Acre which are provided by:
- OpenStreetMap
- Google Maps
- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
- After 1834 Castle Acre became part of the Freebridge Lynn Union, and the workhouse was at Gayton.