Caistor St Edmund
| Caistor St Edmund | |
| Norfolk | |
|---|---|
 St. Edmund's Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | TG235039 |
| Location: | 52°35’13"N, 1°17’56"E |
| Data | |
| Population: | 289 (2011) |
| Post town: | Norwich |
| Postcode: | NR14 |
| Dialling code: | 01508 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | South Norfolk |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
South Norfolk |
Caistor St Edmund is a village in Norfolk, sitting two and a half miles south of Norwich on the River Tas. At the 2011 census, Caistor St Edmund had a recorded population of 289.
History
This village os the site of Venta Icenorum, the capital of the Iceni tribe and which became a Roman town. The remains are now in the care of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust. It is presumed that the Stone Street, a Roman road, runs from Dunwich in Suffolk to Caistor St Edmund.[1]
In the Domesday Book of 1086 the village is recorded as a settlement of 26 households, and that it was held by between Ralph de Beaufour and Bury St Edmunds Abbey.[2]
Caistor Old Hall was built in 1612 for Sir Thomas Pettus, 1st Baronet and remained in the Pettus family until the nineteenth century when it passed to the Spurrells of Thurgarton.[3]
During the Second World War, two of the original Chain Home Radar pylons were erected in Caistor. As of 2013, one of the radar pylons is still standing.[4]
Parish church
The parish church, St Edmund the Martyr, dates from the 14th century.[5] The church has had many additions and repairs made to it over the years, with stone from the Roman town used in the building. It has a large, carved font.[6]
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References
- ↑ "Caistor Roman Town | Norfolk Archaeological Trust" (in en-US). https://www.norfarchtrust.org.uk/project/caistor-roman-town/.
- ↑ [st-edmunds Caistor [St Edmunds]] in the Domesday Book
- ↑ "Caistor-Old-Hall - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF9853-Caistor-Old-Hall.
- ↑ "mnf14227 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?mnf14227.
- ↑ National Heritage List 1373145: Church of St Edmund (Grade II* listing)
- ↑ "Norfolk Churches". http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/caistorstedmund/caistorstedmund.htm.