Population 37 (2001 census) Sovereign state United Kingdom Area 4.37 km² | OS grid reference TF831154 Post town KING'S LYNN Dialling code 01760 | |
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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.
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Map of Newton By Castle Acre, UK
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.
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.