Priory Gatehouse -West Acre - Norfolk
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Norfolk12
N 52° 42.322 E 000° 38.034
31U E 340143 N 5842122
All that is left of the archway to the Priory. at West Acre,In rural Norfolk.
Waymark Code: WMBRG1
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 06/17/2011
Views: 5

Not so well known (but once as large) as the priory at nearby Castle Acre, West Acre Priory was founded by the Augustinians in about 1135.

Various parts remain but are in private ownership and, although it is a scheduled monument, it has recently been placed on the Buildings at Risk register.
Type: Gateway

Subtype: Other religious arch

Location: Village

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