Norfolk: Castle Acre
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Castle Acre is about 4 miles N. of Swaffham.
It is also known as Castleacre.
See also South Acre,
West Acre
and Castle Rising.
Cemeteries
See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries
Census
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Censuses
Church Directories
- 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.
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Nearby Churches of all denominations.
Church History
- 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]
Church Records
- 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
Civil Registration
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.
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Civil Registration
Description and Travel
- 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
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Description and Travel
Directories
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Directories
Historical Geography
Castle Acre is in Freebridge Lynn hundred.
Land and Property
- 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]
See also Norfolk Parish Links: Land and Property
Maps
- Modern and Historical Maps
- Maps of the parish.
Military Records
- Roll of Honour
- World Wars 1 and 2.
Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc
Voting Registers
See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers
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February 2008