Castle Rising

For the castle, see Castle Rising Castle.

Castle Rising
Castle Rising
Castle Rising is located in Norfolk
Castle Rising
Castle Rising
Location within Norfolk
Area8.65 km2 (3.34 sq mi)
Population216 (2011)
• Density25/km2 (65/sq mi)
OS grid referenceTF655245
Civil parish
  • Castle Rising
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKING'S LYNN
Postcode districtPE31
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
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52°47′35″N 0°28′08″E / 52.7929393°N 0.4689556°E / 52.7929393; 0.4689556

Castle Rising is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is situated some 8 kilometres (5 mi) north-east of the town of King's Lynn and 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the city of Norwich. The River Babingley skirts the north of the village separating Castle Rising from the site of the lost village of Babingley.[1]

  1. ^ Ordnance Survey (2002). OS Explorer Map 250 - Norfolk Coast West. ISBN 0-319-21886-4.