South Acre
South Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

South Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village has almost disappeared, but the remnants are located about 1 km (0.62 mi) south-west of Castle Acre, 8 km (5.0 mi) north of the town of Swaffham, 20 km (12 mi) east of the town of King's Lynn and 50 km (31 mi) west of the city of Norwich. The River Nar flows between South Acre and Castle Acre.
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Worth seeing in and around South Acre
5 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Castle Acre Castle
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.
1.4 km · Grade I listed castle in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 02Castle Acre Priory
Castle Acre Priory was a Cluniac priory in the village of Castle Acre, Norfolk, England, dedicated to St Mary, St Peter, and St Paul. It is thought to have been founded in 1089 by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey.
700 m · Grade I listed priory in Castle Acre, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 03West Acre Priory
West Acre Priory of St. Mary and All Saints was a medieval monastic house at West Acre in the King's Lynn and West Norfolk district of Norfolk, England founded c.1100 by the de Toni family.
3 km · Grade I listed building in West Acre, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04Castle Acre Bailey Gate
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.
1.2 km · Grade I listed building in Castle Acre, King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk, England, UK · Wikipedia - 05Castle Acre Common
Castle Acre Common is a 17.8-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Lynn in Norfolk, England. This unimproved grazing marsh on the banks of the River Nar has diverse grassland habitats, and the marshy conditions provide nesting sites for several wetland bird species.
1 km · UK Site of Special Scientific Interest · Wikipedia
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Getting to South Acre
- Airports
- London Stansted (STN), 95 km · London Luton (LTN), 116 km · East Midlands (EMA), 136 km
- London, Essex → South Acre143 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £15–20
- Luton, Luton → South Acre117 km · quickest by road, 2h 50m · £13–18
- London → South Acre143 km · quickest by road, 2h 57m · £15–20
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No local-transport research exists yet for South Acre
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Acre. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to South Acre
- Castle Acrevillage in Norfolk, England, UK1.1 km
- Newton by Castle Acrevillage and civil parish in Norfolk, United Kingdom2.5 km
- West Acrevillage and civil parish in Norfolk, United Kingdom3.1 km