Caistor St Edmund

Village in Norfolk, England

Human settlement in England

Caistor St Edmund

St. Edmund's Church

Caistor St Edmund

Location within Norfolk

Area| 6.55 km2 (2.53 sq mi)
Population| 289 (2011)
• Density| 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
OS grid reference| TG235039
Civil parish|

* Caistor St Edmund and Bixley

District|

* South Norfolk

Shire county|

* Norfolk

Region|

* East

Country| England
Sovereign state| United Kingdom
Post town| NORWICH
Postcode district| NR14
Dialling code| 01508
Police| Norfolk
Fire| Norfolk
Ambulance| East of England
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* South Norfolk

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52°35′12″N 1°17′59″E﻿ / ﻿52.586781°N 1.29982°E﻿ / 52.586781; 1.29982

Caistor St. Edmund is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley, in the English county of Norfolk.

Caistor St. Edmund is located 7.7 miles (12.4 km) east of Wymondham and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south of Norwich. The village is located along the course of the River Tas

## History

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The remnants of the capital of the Iceni tribe, Venta Icenorum, are located nearby and are now in the care of the Norfolk Archaeological Trust. It is presumed that the Stone Street Roman road runs from Dunwich in Suffolk to Caistor St Edmund.[1]

Caistor St. Edmund's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Saint Edmund's Roman settlement.[2]

In the Domesday Book of 1086, Caistor St Edmund is recorded as a settlement of 26 households in the hundred of Henstead. The village was divided between Ralph de Beaufour and Bury St Edmunds Abbey.[3]

Caistor Old Hall was built in 1612 for Thomas Pettus, 1st Baronet and remained in the Pettus family until the Nineteenth Century when it passed to the Spurrells of Thurgarton.[4]

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.[5]

On 1 April 2019, the parish was merged with Bixley to form "Caistor St Edmund and Bixley".[citation needed]

Listed buildings within Caistor include The Old Rectory (Eighteenth Century)[6] and Queen Anne Cottage (c.1729).[7]

## Geography

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According to the 2021 census, Caistor St. Edmund (including Bixley) has a population of 499 people which shows a slight increase from the 433 people recorded in the 2011 census.[8]

The River Tas runs through the parish as does the A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft.

## St. Edmund's Church

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Caistor St. Edmund's parish church is dedicated to Saint Edmund and dates to the Fourteenth Century. St. Edmund's is located on Stoke Road and has been Grade II listed since 1959.[9] The church has had many additions and repairs made to it over the years with stone from Venta Icenorum and also boasts a large, carved font.[10]

## Notable Residents

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* Boudica\- (??- 60AD) Queen of the Iceni, likely lived in Caistor.

## In popular culture

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Steve Coogan's comedy character, Alan Partridge was married in St. Edmund's Church.[citation needed]

## Governance

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Caistor St. Edmund is part of the electoral ward of Poringland, Framinghams & Trowse for local elections and is part of the district of South Norfolk.

The village's national constituency is South Norfolk which has been represented by the Labour's Ben Goldsborough MP since 2024.

## War Memorial

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Caistor St. Edmund's war memorial is a limestone octagonal cross with a crucifix on its eastern front which was unveiled by Reverend J. C. Warren in 1922. The memorial is located beside Stoke Road and has been Grade II listed since 2017.[11] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War:[12]

Rank  | Name  | Unit  | Date of Death  | Burial

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2Lt.  | Richard La F. Whittall  | Interpreter's Corps  | 6 Aug. 1915  | Helles Memorial
Cdt.  | Derek Corbould-Warren  | Royal Military College Sandhurst | 10 Jul. 1917  | St. Edmund's Churchyard
Cpl.  | George Franklin  | 1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 14 Sep. 1914  | La Ferté Memorial
LCpl.  | Arthur Fuller  | 1241 (Foot) Branch, Military Police | 8 Mar. 1915  | Netley Cemetery
Pte.  | William Leech  | 4th Bn., Norfolk Regiment | 4 Dec. 1917  | Ramleh War Cemetery
Pte.  | Walter Ellis  | 5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.  | 19 Apr. 1917  | Gaza War Cemetery
Rfn.  | Charles E. Back  | 21st Bn., King's Royal Rifle Corps | 17 Aug. 1915  | Tyne Cot
Rfn.  | Walter W. J. Blake  | 3rd Bn., Rifle Brigade | 29 Mar. 1918  | Pozières Memorial

And, the following for the Second World War:

Rank  | Name  | Unit  | Date of Death  | Burial

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|
|
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Sgt.  | Cedric R. Minns  | No. 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF | 23 Jun. 1943  | Runnymede Memorial

## References

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1. ^ "Caistor Roman Town | Norfolk Archaeological Trust". Retrieved 28 November 2024.
2. ^ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
3. ^ "Caistor [St Edmunds] | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
4. ^ "Caistor-Old-Hall - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
5. ^ "mnf14227 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
6. ^ "THE OLD RECTORY, Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley - 1050561 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
7. ^ "QUEEN ANNE COTTAGE, Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley - 1050559 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
8. ^ "Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
9. ^ "CHURCH OF ST EDMUND, Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley - 1373145 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
10. ^ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
11. ^ "Caistor St Edmund War Memorial, Caistor St. Edmund and Bixley - 1441327 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 28 November 2024.
12. ^ "Roll of Honour - Norfolk - Caistor St Edmund". www.roll-of-honour.com. Retrieved 28 November 2024.

## External links

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