West Acre

Coordinates: 52°42′22″N 0°37′59″E / 52.706°N 0.633°E / 52.706; 0.633
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West Acre
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE32
Dialling code01760
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52°42′22″N 0°37′59″E / 52.706°N 0.633°E / 52.706; 0.633
All Saints' Church, West Acre

West Acre is a village and

2001 census,[2] the population increasing to 260 at the 2011 Census.[3]

All Saints' Church is a Grade I listed building. West Acre Theatre is a theatre, cinema and arts workshop created from a converted Primitive Methodist chapel. West Acre Priory of St Mary and All Saints was a monastic house, founded c.1100 by the de Toni family; the ruined priory gatehouse is Grade I listed.

The village is on the Nar Valley Way pathway. West Acre is a parish of the

Kings Lynn and West Norfolk district council, which is responsible for the most local services. Norfolk County Council is responsible for roads, some schools and social services. For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the North West Norfolk constituency, represented by James Wild
(Conservative).

References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  2. ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 30 August 2015.