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  Castle Rising Location withinNorfolk | |
| Area | 8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi) |
| Population | 200 (2021) |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF655245 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Dialling code | 01553 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
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| 52°47′35″N0°28′08″E / 52.793°N 0.469°E /52.793; 0.469 | |
Castle Rising is a village andcivil parish in theEnglish county ofNorfolk. It is 4 miles (6.4 km) north-east ofKing's Lynn and 37 miles (60 km) north-west ofNorwich.
The village is on the course of theRiver Babingley, which separates it from the lost village ofBabingley. At the2021 census the population of Castle Rising was 200, a slight decrease from 216 at the2011 census.[1]
Castle Rising's is named after the Norman castle of the same name.[2] In theDomesday Book it is listed as a settlement of 41 households in thehundred of Freebridge and was part of the estates ofBishop Odo of Bayeux.[3]
Castle Rising Castle was built in the 1140s on the orders ofWilliam d'Aubigny and was most famously the residence ofQueen Isabella after her role in the murder ofEdward II. The castle was subsequently passed toEdward the Black Prince and, today, the site is managed byEnglish Heritage.[4]
Before theReform Act of 1832,Castle Rising was aparliamentary borough. Due to its small population, it is often given as an example of arotten borough.Samuel Pepys was the member of parliament for the constituency of Castle Rising between 1673 and 1679, as wasRobert Walpole between 1701 and 1702.[5]
Castle Rising's parish church is dedicated toSaint Lawrence and was built in the 12th century on the orders of William d'Aubigny. It is Grade I listed.[6] The church was restored first byAnthony Salvin in the 1840s and subsequently byGeorge Edmund Street in the 1860s, both at the expense ofFulk Greville Howard. It has a carved 12th centuryfont and has stained-glass designed byWilliam Wailes.[7]
Castle Rising appeared as a Danish village in the 1985 filmOut of Africa.[8] It was also the setting forGrass, a 2003 spin-off ofThe Fast Show.[citation needed]
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