Acrise

Acrise
St Martin's
Acrise is located in Kent
Acrise
Acrise
Location within Kent
Population172 (2011)[1]
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFolkestone
Postcode districtCT18
Dialling code01303
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°08′17″N 1°08′10″E / 51.138°N 1.136°E / 51.138; 1.136

Acrise is an ecclesiastical and civil parish in the Folkestone and Hythe district, Kent, England, located between Elham and Densole and about six miles north of Folkestone. The settlement derives its name from Old English, 'Acrise' being a development of the Old English term for "Oak Rise",[2] the parish being on a small hill, still populated with old oak trees.

The parish includes three particularly significant buildings. The 18th century Acrise Place is a manor house. The medieval church of St Martin (which now stands within the grounds of the big house) is of Norman origin. The Old Rectory is a very fine example of a parsonage dwelling of its era and is a grade II listed building.[3]

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population". Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  2. ^ See details of etymology on this page Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ^ Entry on the listed buildings database.