Caston

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Caston
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Church of the Holy Cross, Caston, Norfolk
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Caston
Location within Norfolk
Area6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population443 (2011 census) [1]
•  Density 70/km2 (180/sq mi)
OS grid reference TL955978
Civil parish
  • Caston
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town ATTLEBOROUGH
Postcode district NR17
Police Norfolk
Fire Norfolk
Ambulance East of England
UK Parliament
Website http://www.castonparishcouncil.co.uk/
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°32′36″N0°52′59″E / 52.54346°N 0.88295°E / 52.54346; 0.88295

Caston is a village and civil parish in the English of Norfolk.

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History

Caston's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for "Catt's farmstead or settlement". [2]

In the Domesday Book, Caston is recorded as a settlement of 56 households in the hundred of Wayland. The village was divided between the estates of King William and William de Warenne. [3]

The remains of a fifteenth century stone cross are mounted on the village green, this monument was originally larger and more ornately carved until it was smashed by Puritans during the seventeenth century.

During the sixteenth century, Caston was the residence of Edward Gilman, who was one of the earliest recorded ancestors of Abraham Lincoln.

Caston Windmill was built in the nineteenth century for Edward Wyer. Today, the mill is in private ownership and is Grade II listed. [4]

Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Caston has a population of 443 residents living in 189 households. [5]

Caston is located in the constituency of Mid Norfolk and is thus represented by George Freeman MP in Parliament.

Holy Cross Church

Caston's Holy Cross is of Norman origin and was heavily restored during the fourteenth century. [6]

War memorial

Caston's War Memorial is located in the centre of the village green and takes the form of a stone Celtic cross. It lists the following names for the First World War:

And, the following for the Second World War:

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Village sign for Caston

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References

  1. ↑ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. ↑ University of Nottingham. (2022). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Caston
  3. ↑ Domesday Book. (1086). Retrieved November 22, 2022. https://opendomesday.org/place/TL9597/caston/
  4. ↑ Neville, J. (2005). Retrieved November 22, 2022. https://www.norfolkmills.co.uk/Windmills/caston-towermill.html q
  5. ↑ Office for National Statistics. (2011). Retrieved November 22, 2022. https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/localarea?compare=E04006101
  6. ↑ Knott, S. (2021). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/caston/caston.htm
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