Acle
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 38 ′ N , 1 ° 33 ′ E | ||
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| Residents | 2732 (as of 2001) | ||
| surface | 9.46 km² (3.65 mi² ) | ||
| Population density | 289 inhabitants / km² | ||
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| prefix | 01493 | ||
| Part of the country | England | ||
| Website: www.acle-village.info | |||
Acle is a small minority town on the River Bure , on the Norfolk Broads in Norfolk , between Norwich and Great Yarmouth . The town has the only bridge that spans the River Bure between Wroxham and Great Yarmouth. The city also has a high school called Acle High School .
The population is spread over 9.46 km². In 2001 the population was 2732, which was distributed to a total of 1214 households. Acle falls in the District of Broadland .
The name Acle stands for oaks lea , meaning the deforestation of oaks in a forest. Hundreds of oaks were felled under the rule of the House of Tudor to build warships for Elizabeth I.
history
In Roman times in Britain , Acle was a port at the head of a large estuary called Gariensis . Acle was mentioned in the Domesday Book and in 1253 the town was granted a market . Both the cattle market and a nearby auction site existed until the 1970s. The latter is now a residential complex , while the first houses a few branches of the Budgens fast food chain and is still a market. However, the market is more likely to be maintained for tourism purposes. Unlike in the past, no live cattle are auctioned there anymore. In 1382 the town received the right to mine peat . Acle still has a boatyard and some levees. Paths along the River Bure lead to Upton and beyond.
The Acle Railway Station , which was built in 1883, is on the Wherry Line from Norwich to Great Yarmouth. In 1892 a foundry was built specializing in the construction of western wind turbines to drain the land. The approximately five kilometers long A47 trunk road was opened in March 1989. Since the turn of the millennium, volunteers have been working on a sidewalk called “Damgate” so that you can take a closer look at the landscape as it goes. Some plant and animal species are very rare, for example some kingfishers have been spotted repeatedly .
Parish Church of St. Edmund
Edmund the Martyr Church is one of 124 round tower churches in Norfolk . The round platform of the tower is the oldest part of the church, which is believed to be of Anglo-Saxon origin and was built between the years 850 and 950. The octagonal platform was added in the 13th century, likely when the ceiling was raised. The fortress walls date back to 1472. There are six bells in the tower, five of which were made in 1623 in Norwich . The tower is now supported with a metal frame so that the bells can be wrestled safely. Entry to the church is through an archway on the north side, which was built in 1495. The decorated flints contrast with the walls, which give the impression of being made of gravel .
The nave is of Norman origin based on measurements and because of the wall thickness . However, this is not so obvious as none of the entrances or archways are preserved. In 1927, the ivy was removed from the walls, causing a buttress to collapse. This exposed stones that had been worked by Normans. These were later reassembled and stored in the attic. It is possible that all the Norman style doors and archways were destroyed when the floors were raised. It makes sense to assume that at least the foundation of the main nave is of Norman origin.
The windows of the main nave are from the 14th century. A window near the pulpit is in the Tudor style.
The walls were probably all painted at the same time. A small fragment of a dragon or snake-like creature adorns the wall of the old staircase.
The stone baptismal font in the main nave can be dated to the year 1410.
In the 15th century, a wooden barrier wall separated the main nave from the chancel. The wall was not built specifically for this church, but may have been taken from St Benet's Abbey or the Weybridge Priory .
In the 14th century, the chancel probably replaced an apse . The windows date from the 14th century, except for the east window, which corresponds to the Victorian style.
Web links
- Homepage
- Information from Genuki Norfolk on Acle.
- Website with photos of the parish church of St Edmund
- Windmills in Acle
Individual evidence
- ^ Ordnance Survey (2005). OS Explorer Map OL40 - The Broads . ISBN 0-319-23769-9 .
- ↑ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. " 2001 Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes ( Memento from June 21, 2009 on WebCite ) ( MS Excel ; 107 kB)", accessed on December 16 2011.
- ^ The Parish Church of St Edmund, Acle, Norfolk - A Brief Guide for Visitors