Newton by Castle Acre

Newton by Castle Acre
All Saints parish church, Newton, Norfolk.
Newton by Castle Acre Newton by Castle Acre shown within Norfolk
Area	4.37 km² (1.69 sq mi)
Population	37 (2001 census)
– density	8/km² (21/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TF831154
– London	104 miles (167 km)
District	Breckland
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	KING'S LYNN
Postcode district	PE32
Dialling code	01760
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
EU Parliament	East of England
List of places UK England Norfolk

Coordinates: 52°42′21″N 0°42′33″E / 52.7058°N 0.70918°E / 52.7058; 0.70918

Newton by Castle Acre is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A1065 Mildenhall to Fakenham road, about 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the town of Swaffham. The village is 28 miles (45 km) from the city of Norwich and 103 miles (166 km) from London.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Geography

The civil parish has an area of 437 hectares (1,080 acres) and in the 2001 census had a population of 37 in 14 households. The parish shares boundaries with the adjacent parishes of Castle Acre, South Acre, Sporle with Palgrave, Little Dunham, Great Dunham and Lexham. The parish falls within the district of Breckland. Local government responsibilities are shared between the parish, district and county councils.^[2]^[4]

The millhouse

A mill house on the River Nar was built from a nearby ruined priory in 1797. During the 1990s Dick Joice, a noted Norfolk historian, owned the site and rebuilt the millhouse.

References

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↑ OS Explorer Map 238 – Dereham & Aylsham, Castle Acre & Reepham. ISBN 0-319-23810-5
1 2 "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes". Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council. 2001. Retrieved 2009-01-14.
↑ Distances are "by road" and derived using "Google Maps". Retrieved on 2009-01-14.
↑ "Election Maps". Ordnance Survey. Retrieved 2009-01-14.

Civil parishes of Breckland

Ashill Attleborough Banham Bawdeswell Beachamwell Beeston with Bittering Beetley Besthorpe Billingford Bintree Blo' Norton Bradenham Brettenham Bridgham Brisley Bylaugh Carbrooke Caston Cockley Cley Colkirk Cranwich Cranworth Croxton Didlington Dereham East Tuddenham Elsing Foulden Foxley Fransham Garboldisham Garvestone Gateley Gooderstone Great Cressingham Great Dunham Great Ellingham Gressenhall Griston Guist Hardingham Harling Hilborough Hockering Hockham Hoe Holme Hale Horningtoft Ickburgh Kempstone Kenninghall Kilverstone Lexham Litcham Little Cressingham Little Dunham Little Ellingham Longham Lynford Lyng Mattishall Merton Mileham Mundford Narborough Narford Necton New Buckenham Newton by Castle Acre North Elmham North Lopham North Pickenham North Tuddenham Old Buckenham Ovington Oxborough Quidenham Riddlesworth Rocklands Roudham and Larling Rougham Saham Toney Scarning Scoulton Shipdham Shropham Snetterton South Acre South Lopham South Pickenham Sparham Sporle with Palgrave Stanfield Stanford Stow Bedon Sturston Swaffham Swanton Morley Thetford Thompson Tittleshall Tottington Twyford Watton Weasenham All Saints Weasenham St Peter Weeting-with-Broomhill Wellingham Wendling Whinburgh and Westfield Whissonsett Wretham Yaxham

See also Broadland Great Yarmouth King's Lynn and West Norfolk North Norfolk South Norfolk

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