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

History

Caston's name is of

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origin and derives from the

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for "Catt's farmstead or settlement". 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. 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

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Geography

According to the 2011 Census, Caston has a population of 443 residents living in 189 households. Caston is located in the

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and is thus represented by George Freeman MP in Parliament.

Holy Cross Church

Caston's Holy Cross is of

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origin and was heavily restored during the fourteenth century. Knott, S. (2021). Retrieved November 22, 2022. http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/caston/caston.htm

War Memorial

Caston's War Memorial is located in the centre of the village green and takes the form of a stone

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. It lists the following names for the First World War: * Second-Lieutenant Frederick C. Corley (1887-1918), 8th Battalion, Border Regiment * Sergeant Edgar Hannant (1886-1917), 1st Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Corporal Horace Tye (1888-1917), 13th Battalion, Essex Regiment * Lance-Corporal Herbert Cooper (d.1917), 108th Company, Machine Gun Corps * Private Leonard A. Tye (1896-1917), 7th Battalion,

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* Private Robert W. Reynolds (1893-1916), 8th (Winnipeg Rifles) Battalion, Canadian Army * Private Reginald W. Partridge (1883-1915), 16th (Canadian Scottish) Battalion, Canadian Army * Private John H. Lawes (1899-1918), 8th Battalion,

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* Private Richard Hannant (1871-1915), 8th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment * Private Harry Cator (1892-1917), 1/5th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Harry Green (1877-1916), 8th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private Edward J. Hunt (1887-1917), 9th Battalion, Royal Norfolk Regiment * Private George W. Anthony (1991-1917), 4th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers * Private Albert E. Reynolds (1897-1917), 5th Battalion, Northumberland Fusiliers * Sapper James T. Bambridge (1878-1916), 4th (Provisional) Company,

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And, the following for the Second World War: * Leading-Aircraftman Robert G. Curtis (1919-1945), Royal Air Force * Gunner Reginald J. Lawes (1911-1943), 65th (Field) Regiment, Royal Artillery * Yeoman Frederick H. Thorpe MiD (1909-1942), '' HMS Cleopatra'' Caston village sign Norfolk England

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{{authority control Villages in Norfolk Lincoln family Civil parishes in Norfolk Breckland District