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Castle Acre es una localidad situada en el condado de Norfolk, en Inglaterra (Reino Unido), con una población estimada a mediados de 2016 de 880 habitantes. [1] Se encuentra ubicada al noreste de la región Este de Inglaterra, cerca de la ciudad de Norwich —la capital del condado— y de la costa del mar del Norte. Referencias
Castle Acre, a tranquil rural village in Norfolk, boasts an extraordinary wealth of history. It is a rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement, including a castle, village, parish church and one of the best-preserved monastic sites in England, Castle Acre Priory.
Castle Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated on the River Nar some 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the town of Swaffham. It is 15 miles (24 km) east of the town of King's Lynn, 33 miles (53 km) west of the city of Norwich, and 103 miles (166 km) from London.
Castle Acre, a tranquil rural village in Norfolk, boasts an extraordinary wealth of history. It is a rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement, including a castle, village, parish church and one of the best-preserved monastic sites in England, Castle Acre Priory.
History of Castle Acre Castle and Bailey Gate. Castle Acre Castle was begun in the 1070s by William I de Warenne, a close associate of William the Conqueror who had fought at the Battle of Hastings. His descendants held Castle Acre until 1347 and several were major political and military figures.
Castle Acre Priory one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090. It was the home of the first Cluniac order of monks to England and the Cluniac love of decoration is everywhere reflected in the extensive ruins.
El Priorato de Castle Acre es uno de los emplazamientos monásticos más grandes y mejor conservados de Inglaterra. Su fundación, hacia 1090, fue consecuencia directa de una visita de Guillermo de Warenne II y su esposa Gundrada al gran monasterio francés de Cluny.
