Map sources for Acle at grid reference TG4010

Acle is a small market town (population 2732^[1]) on the River Bure in Norfolk within The Broads National Park. It is located halfway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth and has the only bridge across the River Bure between Wroxham and Great Yarmouth. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1802x2589, 189 KB) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... A street in Ynysybwl, Wales, relatively stereotypical of a small town A town is usually an urban area which is not considered to rank as a city. ... The River Bure (pronounced burr) is a river in the county of Norfolk, England, most of it in The Broads National Park. ... For alternative meanings see: Norfolk (disambiguation) Norfolk (pronounced NOR-fk) is a low-lying county in East Anglia in the east of southern England. ... Yachts on the Norfolk Broads The Broads are a network of rivers and of lakes (Broads) in Norfolk and Suffolk. ... Norwich (pronounced variously Norritch or Norridge) is a city in East Anglia, in Eastern England, and the regional administrative centre and county town of Norfolk. ... There are other places named Yarmouth. ... Map sources for Wroxham at grid reference TG3017 The Coltishall side of Wroxham Bridge Wroxham is a small town in Norfolk within The Broads National Park. ... There are other places named Yarmouth. ...

The name "Acle" means "in the lea of the oaks", that is, a clearing in an oak forest. In Tudor times, hundreds of oaks were felled here for timber to construct Elizabeth I's war ships. Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Lithocarpus. ... The Tudor dynasty or House of Tudor (Welsh Tudur) is a series of five monarchs of Welsh origin who ruled England from 1485 until 1603. ... Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603 ) was Queen of England and Queen of Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. ...

In Roman times, Acle was a port at the head of a large estuary named Gariensis. Acle is mentioned in the Domesday Book, and in 1253 it was granted a market. In 1382, it received the right for a "turbary", that is, the right to dig peat. The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Estuaries and coastal waters are among the most productive ecosystems on Earth, providing numerous ecological, economic, cultural, and aesthetic benefits and services. ... Domesday Book (also known as Domesday, or Book of Winchester), was the record of the great survey of England completed in 1086, executed for William the Conqueror, that was like a census by a government of today. ... For broader historical context, see 1250s and 13th century. ... Street markets such as this one in Rue Mouffetard, Paris are still common in France. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Emperor Go-Komatsu ascends to the throne of Japan John Wyclifs teachings are condemned by the Synod of London. ... Peat in Lewis, Scotland Peat is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetable matter. ...

Acle railway station, which was built in 1883, lies on the Wherry Line from Norwich to Great Yarmouth. In 1892 a foundry was constructed that specialised in building windpumps for land drainage, including the very last windpump built for the Broads, at Ash Tree Farm. The three-mile £7.1m dual-carriageway A47 bypass opened in March 1989. Acle station from the footbridge Acle railway station is a railway station serving the town of Acle in Norfolk. ... 1883 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Wherry Lines are the railway lines from Norwich to Great Yarmouth and Lowestoft. ... 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... A windpump is similar to a windmill. ... The A47 is a trunk road in England linking Birmingham to Great Yarmouth (although most of the section between Birmingham and Nuneaton has been reclassified as the B4114). ...

References

1. ^  Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council, 2001. "Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes."