West Acre is a village and
civil parish
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in the
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 147,451.
History
The district was ...
district of the
county
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of
Norfolk
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, England. It covers an area of and had a population of 187 in 83 households at the
2001 census, the population increasing to 260 at the 2011 Census.
All Saints' Church is a Grade I listed building
West Acre Theatreis a theatre, cinema and arts workshop created from a converted Primitive Methodist chapel.
West 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
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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
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The population of the Local Authority at the 2011 Census was 147,451.
History
The district wa ...
district council, which is responsible for the most local services.
Norfolk County Council
Norfolk County Council is the top-tier local government authority for Norfolk, England. Its headquarters are based in the city of Norwich.
Below it there are 7 second-tier local government district councils: Breckland District, Broadland Distr ...
is responsible for roads, some schools and social services. For Westminster elections the parish forms part of the
North West Norfolk
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constituency, represented by
James Wild (Conservative).
References
Villages in Norfolk
Civil parishes in Norfolk
King's Lynn and West Norfolk
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