| Caston | |
|---|---|
 Church of the Holy Cross, Caston, Norfolk | |
  Caston Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 6.37 km2 (2.46 sq mi) |
| Population | 443 (2011 census)[1] |
| • Density | 70/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TL955978 |
| Civil parish |
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| 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/ |
Caston is a village and civil parish in the English of Norfolk.
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]
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.
Caston's Holy Cross is of Norman origin and was heavily restored during the fourteenth century.[6]
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:
