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Walford Church, Herefordshire, around 1900.

Walford

in the county of Herefordshire

Cottages on the Common

Danbury

in the county of Essex

Recommended Towns & Villages near Castle Rising

Sandringham House

Sandringham (27 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (2.8 miles, 4.6 km, direction NE)

Enchanting estate of over 7,000 acres of breath-taking countryside surrounding a magnificent house which has been the home of four generation of British Sovereigns since it was bought in 1862 for the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VII...

St. Nicholas Parish Church. Dersingham, Norfolk

Dersingham (5 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (3.4 miles, 5.5 km, direction NE)

On approach to Dersingham by-passing lovely lavender fields, visitors could easily imagine they were driving through the abundant lavender lands of southern France, but this is.....

Heacham Village Sign

Heacham (30 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Norfolk (7.6 miles, 12.3 km, direction N)

At the heart of Norfolk's Lavender growing industry lies the pretty seaside village of Heacham...

Hunstanton, Norfolk

Hunstanton (115 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Norfolk (9.8 miles, 15.7 km, direction N)

Hunstanton was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1087 when it would have been little more than a settlement...

Village sign

Castle Acre (37 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)

This lovely village is found on the old Peddlers Way which joined Holme-next-the-Sea to the Roman garrison at Colchester...

Thornham Staithe, Thornham, North Norfolk

Thornham (13 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Norfolk (12.2 miles, 19.6 km, direction N)

This is an area renowned for its wild marshes inhabited by a rich variance of bird life, thus Thornham draws to its shores a goodly share of ornithologists who come to see the amazing wildlife of the region...

Downham Market, Norfolk. The attractive victorian clock (c.1878) that overlooks the market place

Downham Market (13 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Norfolk (13.7 miles, 22.1 km, direction S)

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Brancaster Staithe, Brancaster, North Norfolk.

Brancaster Staithe (25 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (14.4 miles, 23.1 km, direction NE)

Brancaster Staithe enjoys an enviable position on the north Norfolk coast. It is an enchanting place where the pace of life is blessedly a few notches slower than that of the.....

This is the Saxon Church in the village of Cockley Cley, Norfolk

Cockley Cley (10 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (15.1 miles, 24.3 km, direction SE)

Cockley Cley is famous for its beautiful reconstruction of a village once lived in by the Iceni tribe at the time of Queen Boudicca...

St Peter & St Paul Church garden

Wisbech (23 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (15.9 miles, 25.7 km, direction SW)

Wisbech stands on the River Nene, almost 12 miles from the sea, at one time it was closer but changing river patterns over the passing years have altered its position in relation.....

The Old Rectory, Great Snoring, Norfolk

Great Snoring (4 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (18.4 miles, 29.6 km, direction E)

There are two Snoring villages, Little and Great Snoring, between them they share one of the many quaint names in which Norfolk abounds...

Genealogy-Holbeach Cemetery

Holbeach (15 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (19.2 miles, 30.8 km, direction W)

A small market town in the middle of a famous bulb growing region, there is a cluster of small streets and a central main street where the dominant feature is the church of All Saints...

Wells next the Sea in Suffolk

Wells-next-the-Sea (72 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Norfolk (19.2 miles, 30.9 km, direction NE)

This is an enchanting seaside resort with old houses, shops and pubs lining the maze of narrow streets leading to the quayside...

Binham Priory near Stiffkey and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Binham (18 Pictures)

in the county of Norfolk (21.6 miles, 34.8 km, direction NE)

This gorgeous village is set in a peaceful valley inland from Stiffkey, it is renowned for the romantic ruins of a great Benedictine monastery, founded by the side of the Stiffkey River in 1090...

A picture of Old Leake

Old Leake (3 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (22.4 miles, 36.0 km, direction NW)

Old Leake is a traditional Lincolnshire village lying is spacious countryside a short distance from the coast...

March, Cambridgeshire. Town Hall.

March (7 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Cambridgeshire (23.4 miles, 37.7 km, direction SW)

A curiosity of the town is the tradition of the March, March march. This is when a group of Cambridge students gather in the town to walk back to Cambridge stopping at all convenient inns to quench their thirst!..

'Welcome to Boston' September 2004. Boston, Lincolnshire.

Boston (124 Pictures)

a Seaside Town in the county of Lincolnshire (24.1 miles, 38.8 km, direction NW)

This is the town in which the Pilgrim Fathers were imprisoned in the year 1607 following their first attempt to escape to America and the cells which held them can still be seen in the 15th-century Guildhall...

A picture taken at Sibsey Parish Church one sunny day, Lincolnshire.

Sibsey (12 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (25.2 miles, 40.6 km, direction NW)

The village has two windmills, one, a popular tourist attraction is the well preserved Trader Windmill with 6 sails, now fully restored to excellent working order...

A picture of Frithville

Frithville (2 Pictures)

in the county of Lincolnshire (26.9 miles, 43.3 km, direction NW)

This is another pleasant "Fen" village. It lies on drained land close to the town of Boston and not far away from the famous Sibsey Trader Windmill...

Recommended attractions near Castle Rising

Castle Rising Castle

Castle Rising Castle (30 Pictures)

(0.4 miles, 0.7 km)

Normally known simply as Castle Rising, the castle has for centuries dominated the quiet village where it stands in a large area.....

Sandringham House, Norfolk

Sandringham House (55 Pictures)

(2.6 miles, 4.2 km, direction NE)

Sandringham House, although a Royal residence does not have the rarefied atmosphere of a grand house, this is largely due to the.....

Tales of the Old Gaol House, King's Lynn

Tales of the Old Gaol House (2 Pictures)

(4.5 miles, 7.2 km, direction SW)

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Castle Acre Priory

Castle Acre Priory (49 Pictures)

(11.0 miles, 17.7 km, direction SE)

No one looking at the impressive remains of this Cluniac Priory founded by William de Warenne, 2nd Earl of Surrey towards the end.....

This is the Saxon Church in the village of Cockley Cley, Norfolk

Iceni Village & Museum (14 Pictures)

(15.3 miles, 24.6 km, direction SE)

This lovely museum hidden in lush Breckland countryside is set to delight and intrigue visitors of all ages. The atmospheric.....

Stream and Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk. Photographed 25/03/07

Oxburgh Hall & Garden (54 Pictures)

(15.5 miles, 24.9 km, direction S)

This fascinating house with its striking twin towers to either side of the entrance hall, gables, roof-line turrets and tall.....

Peckover House - A town house built in 1722

Peckover House & Garden (7 Pictures)

(16.1 miles, 26.0 km, direction SW)

Elegant Georgian town house with wonderful walled garden...

Holkham Hall

Holkham Hall (37 Pictures)

(17.5 miles, 28.1 km, direction NE)

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Binham Priory near Stiffkey and Wells-next-the-Sea.

Binham Priory (39 Pictures)

(21.6 miles, 34.7 km, direction NE)

Binham Priory is thought to have been built during the 12th-century by Pierre de Valoines a nephew of William the Conqueror. The.....

Bishop Bonner's Cottage, Dereham, Norfolk

Bishop Bonner's Cottage (1 Pictures)

(21.7 miles, 35.0 km, direction E)

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