Cemeteries · East of England
Caister Cemetery
Also known as: Caister-on-Sea, An Ger (Norfolk)
Caister Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Great Yarmouth · 4.6 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Caister Cemetery is a named cemetery in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.6534°, 1.7220°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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From the Wikipedia article
Caister-on-Sea, known colloquially as Caister, is a large village, seaside resort and civil parish in the Great Yarmouth district, in the English county of Norfolk. It is 2+3⁄4 miles (5 kilometres) north of Great Yarmouth and 18 miles (29 kilometres) east of Norwich on the North Sea coast. At the 2021 census Caister had a population of 8,616, a decrease from 8,901 at the 2011 census.
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Background
History
]] Caister's history dates back to Roman times. In around 200 CE a fort was built here as a base for a unit of the Roman army and navy. However its role as a fort appears to have been reduced following the construction of the Saxon Shore fort at Burgh Castle on the southern side of the estuary in the latter part of the third century. In the 1950s, a building near the south gate at Caister was excavated in advance of a housing development. These buildings do not appear to be military as they include a hypocaust and painted wall plaster as well as female jewellery, and it has been suggested that this building may have been an officer's house, or possibly a "seamen's hostel", which may be a…
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- Coordinates
- 52.6534, 1.7220
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Great Yarmouth
- Parish
- Caister-on-Sea
- Postcode
- NR30 5QY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Nearest railway station
- Great Yarmouth — 4.6 km
Sources
- osm: w35583362 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Caister-on-Sea (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Caister Cemetery?
- Caister Cemetery is in East of England, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.6534°, 1.7220°. The nearest railway station is Great Yarmouth, around 4.6 km away.
- Is Caister Cemetery free to visit?
- Yes — admission to Caister Cemetery is free.