| Caistor | |
|---|---|
 Caistor Market Place | |
  Caistor Location within Lincolnshire | |
| Population | 2,601 (2001) |
| OS grid reference | TA1101 |
| • London | 135 mi (217 km) S |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MARKET RASEN |
| Postcode district | LN7 |
| Dialling code | 01472 |
| Police | Lincolnshire |
| Fire | Lincolnshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Caistor is a town and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress.[1] It lies at the north-west edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, on the Viking Way, and just off the A46 between Lincoln and Grimsby, at the A46, A1084, A1173 and B1225 junction. It has a population of 2,601.[2] Its name comes from the Anglo-Saxon ceaster ("Roman camp" or "town") and was given in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Castre.[3]
- ^ Historic England. "Roman remains in Caistor (80330)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 25 March 2015.
- ^ "Parish headcounts: West Lindsey". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 6 September 2011.
- ^ Historic England. "Caistor in Domesday and as a Borough (925982)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 25 March 2015.