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St Peter and St Paul, Great Casterton, Rutland

Great Casterton Great Casterton is a village in Rutland, located at the crossing of the Roman Ermine Street and the River Gwash. The earliest recorded settlement was a Roman fort around AD 44 A civilian settlement developed which was later a walled town and the defences are still apparent. Archaeological excavations have been conducted on the town, a villa near the Gwash and burials including early Anglo-Saxons. Two miles north of the town are the earthwork remains of Woodhead Castle, a mediæval moated ringwork with attached bailey. (Read more)