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Beighton Road, NORWICH, NR13 3DD

The fence marks the edge of the embankment between the field and the Norwich to Great Yarmouth railway line.

This view was taken from bridge 1286A > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477386. Acle railway station > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477327 was built in 1881 as the datestones > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477316 on station building and station house indicate. The station was opened by the GER (Great Eastern Railway) and in 1923 became part of the London and North Eastern Railway. On nationalisation in 1948 it passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways and was later served by regional railways until the privatisation of British railways. Presently Acle is served by National Express East Anglia who operate services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth using diesel multiple units of classes 153, 156 > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477378 or 170. The station is unmanned. The station house > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477340 has been converted into a private dwelling and the station building > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477311 serves as a self-catering holiday cottage. Acle is the only station on this branch of the Wherry Line which has a passing loop > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477397. At some time in the past it was a coaling depot which was located just west of the former goods shed which still stands.

Heading for Norwich, the line here passes the former goods shed (seen at right) and adjoining former coal depot. This view was taken from bridge 1286A > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477386. Acle railway station > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477327 was built in 1881 as the datestones > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477316 on station building and station house indicate. The station was opened by the GER (Great Eastern Railway) and in 1923 became part of the London and North Eastern Railway. On nationalisation in 1948 it passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways and was later served by regional railways until the privatisation of British railways. Presently Acle is served by National Express East Anglia who operate services between Norwich and Great Yarmouth using diesel multiple units of classes 153, 156 > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477378 or 170. The station is unmanned. The station house > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477340 has been converted into a private dwelling and the station building > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477311 serves as a self-catering holiday cottage. Acle is the only station on this branch of the Wherry Line which has a passing loop. At some time in the past it was a coaling depot which was located just west of the former goods shed > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1477402 which still stands.

Followed in this direction it leads onto the A47 road. Jubilee Wood is a new community wood covering 3.5 hectares (8.7 acres) which was planted by volunteers from Acle and surrounding villages in celebration of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee in 2002. It forms part of a circular walk in the vicinity of Acle and is also part of the Burlingham Woodland Walks. It was planted with species native to the area including pedunculate oak. This reflects the origin of the place name Acle: Old English for oak is ‘ac’ and ‘leah’ is wood. A glade in the centre provides views across Acle and over the marshes beyond and is the location of a sundial and a wildflower meadow.