This website is to help generate awareness of and to invite the public to contribute information to add to Castle Rising’s rich and interesting history. The village is seated on the edge of the fenland basin in an area known as the Wash in North-West Norfolk, near the historic town of King's Lynn.

Bordering on Castle Risings parish boundary is the famous Sandringham Estate where the Queen takes up residence from time to time and where Princess Diana spent most of her childhood, yearly events also include,The famous Sandringham annual flower and craft shows, which attracts thousands of visitors. The sandringham House and Country Park is also famous for its breath taking views of the bright colourful rhododendrons that flowers during the summer months.

Castle Rising also boasts one of the finest and best preserved Norman castle in the country. Here, in the 14th century, Queen Isabella spent her time in exile, with many royals and noble guests visiting her. Castle Rising also minted its own coins struck during the the reign of King Stephen in 1138-1145 during the period known as the anarchy, disputes between Stephen and Matilda as to who should take the Crown.

The other great attraction in the village is the famous Trinity Hospital founded by the Earl of Northampton in 1614. Local legend suggest that there was an ancient port here before that of King's Lynn. It was possibly shared by the now deserted medieval village of Babingley with its ruined church of St. Felix its few surviving building. Babingley is the suggested landing place of St Felix from where the Saxons spread the word of Christianity to the East Angles (East Anglia) in approximately 630 A.D.

Trinity Hospital

Evidence from ancient documentry records indicate a Royal Deer Park once existed here, where the King's Lynn Golf Club and grounds are now situated.

Archaeological evidence provides evidence for former settlement and visitors from the Neolithic Period, through to the Roman Period with recent archaeological evidence of Roman Iron Working.