Castle Rising

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Castle Rising is a historic village and former parliamentary borough in Norfolk, England, known for its medieval castle and past representation in the UK Parliament.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former parliamentary borough
village
abolishedBy Reform Act 1832
administrativeStatus civil parish
castleBuiltFor William d’Aubigny, 1st Earl of Arundel
castleBuiltInCentury 12th century
castleLaterOwnedBy Isabella of France
civilParish Castle Rising self-link
country England
United Kingdom
distanceFromKingsLynn about 4 miles north-east
distanceFromNorwich about 40 miles north-west
electoralHistory returned two Members of Parliament
formerParliamentaryConstituency Castle Rising self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
governingDistrict King's Lynn and West Norfolk district
surface form: King’s Lynn and West Norfolk
hasAmenity parish church
public house
village hall
hasFeature medieval street pattern
village green
hasHeritageSite Castle Rising self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castle Rising Castle
hasLandmark Castle Rising self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castle Rising Castle
hasListedBuildings multiple listed buildings
hasParishChurch St Lawrence’s Church, Castle Rising
heritageDesignation conservation area
heritageManagement English Heritage
surface form: English Heritage (for Castle Rising Castle)
historicalCounty Norfolk
knownFor historic village character
medieval castle
language English
locatedIn East of England
Norfolk
near King's Lynn
surface form: King’s Lynn
OSGridReference TF660245 (approximate)
parliamentaryBoroughType rotten borough
parliamentaryRepresentationEndYear 1832
parliamentaryRepresentationStartCentury 16th century
postalCounty Norfolk
primaryEconomicActivity tourism
region East of England
representedInParliamentUntil 1832
roadAccess A149 road vicinity
shireCounty Norfolk
touristAttraction Castle Rising self-linksurface differs
surface form: Castle Rising Castle

St Lawrence’s Church, Castle Rising

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South Wootton adjacentTo Castle Rising
Castle Rising civilParish Castle Rising self-link
this entity surface form: Castle Rising Castle
Isabella of France deathPlace Castle Rising
Castle Rising formerParliamentaryConstituency Castle Rising self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Castle Rising (UK Parliament constituency)
Castle Rising hasHeritageSite Castle Rising self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Castle Rising Castle
Castle Rising hasLandmark Castle Rising self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Castle Rising Castle
Castle Rising touristAttraction Castle Rising self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Castle Rising Castle