Norfolk: Caston

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Caston is about 4 miles S.E. of Watton.
See also Cawston and Coston.

Cemeteries

See Norfolk Parish Links: Cemeteries

Census

1891: Surname List

Church Directories

In 1883 the parish was in the Deanery of Breckles, in the archdeaconry of Norwich.
It could have been in a different deanery or archdeaconry both before and after this date.
The parish church is dedicated to the Holy Cross.
Nearby Churches of all denominations.

Church Records

Marriages: These are included in Boyd's Marriage Index.
They are not included in Phillimore's Marriage Registers.
Parish Register Transcripts: Baptisms and Marriages.

Civil Registration

For the civil registration of births, marriages and deaths between 1837 and 1930 (and for the censuses from 1851 to 1901), Caston was in Wayland Registration District.

Description and Travel

Caston Online: Description of the village, history, pictures, news, maps, etc.
Caston Parish Council: Councillors, meetings, minutes, etc.
Caston Post Mill: Description and history.
Caston Tower Mill: Description, history and pictures.

Directories

Historical Geography

Caston is in Wayland Hundred.

Parish outline and location.: See Parish Map for Wayland Hundred
Description of Wayland Hundred: 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk

History

Barnes, John S.: A history of Caston, Norfolk.
Part 1: The parish church, the Methodist church.
Part 2: The windmill, some village businesses, the common right, schools in Caston.
Part 3: Geographical factors, buildings and building materials, a general history.
[Orpington, 1977]

Land and Property

Great Britain: Statute: Caston Inclosure Act, 1812.
An act for inclosing lands in the parish of Caston, in the county of Norfolk.
[London, George Eyre and Andrew Strahan, 1812]

Maps

Modern and Historical Maps: Maps of the parish.

Military Records

See Norfolk Parish Links: Military Records

Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc

After 1834 Caston became part of the Wayland Union, and the workhouse was at Rockland All Saints.

Voting Registers

See Norfolk Parish Links: Voting Registers

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