English Heritage sites near Newton by Castle Acre Parish
CASTLE ACRE CASTLE AND BAILEY GATE
1 miles from Newton by Castle Acre Parish
The delightful village of Castle Acre boasts an extraordinary wealth of history and is a very rare and complete survival of a Norman planned settlement.
CASTLE ACRE: CASTLE ACRE PRIORY
1 miles from Newton by Castle Acre Parish
This important Norfolk visitor attraction is one of the largest and best preserved monastic sites in England dating back to 1090.
NORTH ELMHAM CHAPEL
10 miles from Newton by Castle Acre Parish
A place with an unusual story, told by graphic panels. The small Norman chapel here stood on the site of an earlier timber church, probably the Saxon cathedral of East Anglia.
CASTLE RISING CASTLE
12 miles from Newton by Castle Acre Parish
One of the largest, best preserved and most lavishly decorated keeps in England, surrounded by 20 acres of mighty earthworks.
CREAKE ABBEY
15 miles from Newton by Castle Acre Parish
The ruined church of an Augustinian abbey, reduced in size after fire and plague.
GRIME'S GRAVES - PREHISTORIC FLINT MINE
16 miles from Newton by Castle Acre Parish
Grime’s Graves is a unique visitor attraction in Norfolk as the only Neolithic flint mine open to visitors in Britain.
Churches in Newton by Castle Acre Parish
Newton-by-Castle Acre: St. Mary & All Saints
Fakenham Road
Newton by Castle Acre
Kings Lynn
(01760) 338562
http://www.narvalleygroup.org.uk
The Church of St Mary & All Saints is one of the oldest churches in the Diocese of Norwich still in regular use for worship. It has a central tower which leads to an interesting internal arrangement. There are several Saxon features to be found in the church along with fragments of wall painting from the 14th and 15th centuries.
In Newton the population is only 25.
<span style="font-size: 1rem;">If you have had any previous connection with, or a love of, St Mary and All Saints Church then we invite you to help the congregation to retain this building for future years.</span>
Donations may be sent to the Church Treasurer - Mr. Stephen Laing, BroadMeadow Cottage, St. James Road, Newton by Castle Acre, PE32 2BZ
Cheques should be made payable to Newton Church Appeal Fund .
Last updated 30 October 2022
Pubs in Newton by Castle Acre Parish
George & Dragon
Swaffham Road, Newton by Castle Acre, PE32 2BX
(01760) 755623
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