Caister-on-Sea

Caister-on-Sea
Caister-on-Sea is located in Norfolk
Caister-on-Sea
Caister-on-Sea
Location within Norfolk
Population8,901 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceTG512125
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townGREAT YARMOUTH
Postcode districtNR30
Dialling code01493
PoliceNorfolk
FireNorfolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°39′04″N 1°43′59″E / 52.651°N 1.733°E / 52.651; 1.733

Caister-on-Sea, also known colloquially as Caister, is a large village and seaside resort in Norfolk, England. It is north of the town of Great Yarmouth. At the 2001 census it had a population of 8,756 and 3,970 households,[1] the population increasing to 8,901 at the 2011 Census.[2]

The village was served by Caister-on-Sea railway station until it was closed in 1959. The nearest railway station is now Great Yarmouth, 2.5 mi (4.0 km) to the south.[3]

The wind farm at Scroby Sands has thirty 2–megawatt wind turbines, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) off shore.

Caister Castle, a 15th-century tower with an associated car museum, is about 2 km (1.2 mi) to the west.

  1. ^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001).Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved 2 December 2005.
  2. ^ "Parish population 2011". Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  3. ^ "Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales: A Chronology" by M E Quick; 2005.