Towns & cities · East Midlands
Cawston
Cawston — village and civil parish in Norfolk, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Aylsham · 6.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Cawston is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 17 km². Recent population estimates put it at around 1,616 people. Address: NR10. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Norfolk, England". Coordinates: 52.7670°, 1.1670°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Wensum SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Norfolk Coast
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Cawston is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Cawston is located three miles south-west of Aylsham and nine miles north of Norwich.
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Background
History
Cawston's name is of combined Anglo-Saxon and Viking origin and derives from the Old English for a Viking named Kalfr's settlement. In the Domesday Book of 1086, Cawston was recorded as being a settlement of 26 households in the hundred of South Erpingham. In 1086, the village was divided between the estates of King William I and William de Warenne. Cawston was the scene of Norfolk's last duel, which occurred illegally in August 1698 between Sir Henry Hobart of Blickling Hall and Oliver Le Neve of Great Witchingham. The duel was fought with swords and ended with the fatal wounding of Hobart, resulting in Le Neve fleeing to the Netherlands. Today, a memorial stone to the duel is maintained…
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- Coordinates
- 52.7670, 1.1670
- County
- Norfolk
- District
- Broadland
- Parish
- Cawston
- Postcode
- NR10
- Parliamentary constituency
- Broadland and Fakenham
- Population
- 1,616
- Nearest railway station
- Aylsham — 6.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q1820102 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Cawston, Norfolk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: St Agnes, Cawston, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 321247.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Cawston?
- Cawston is in Norfolk, the East Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NR10), in the parish of Cawston.
- Is Cawston a protected site?
- Yes — Cawston is part of the River Wensum SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Norfolk Coast National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Cawston free to visit?
- Yes, Cawston is free to enter.
- How do I get to Cawston?
- The nearest railway station is Aylsham, about 6.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NR10.