Castle Acre Bailey Gate is the still surviving north gate of the medieval fortified village of Castle Acre, in the English county of Norfolk.
The Bailey Gate is now in the care of English Heritage, along with the nearby Castle Acre Castle and Castle Acre Priory.
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Nimbly and sweetly recommends itself
Unto our gentle senses.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“And every acre good enough to eat,
As fine as flour put through a baker’s sieve.”
—Robert Frost (1874–1963)
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And brickdust Moll had screamed through half the street.
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Duly let out a-nights to steal for fees:
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