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Caister on Sea
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"The history
of the village we now call Caister can be traced back almost two
thousand years, to the second century A.D. The modern name is derived
from the Old English word Ceaster, meaning a Roman camp or fort. In an
Anglo Saxon document of 785 it is spelt Castra and in 1196 the name
appears as Castre. Throughout the 19th century it was usually referred
to Caister next Yarmouth and in 1927 the Parish Council formally
applied for it to be changed to Caister on Sea, to reflect the growing
popularity of the village as a holiday resort".
from the book Caister - 2000 Years a Village by Colin
Tooke |
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The Caister Lifeboat is one of the most successful independent operations in the country - comedian Jim Davidson has helped raise a lot of money for it, and is an honorary crew member. |
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Caister has quite a
surprising history. The first Romans arrived in the town in the 1st
Century AD, easily making it one of the oldest settlements in Norfolk.
The remains of what they left behind - including part of a defensive
wall, a gateway and buildings along a main street - have been preserved
and are free to view. The remains of Caister castle - a moated castle
with a 100-foot tower built in 1432 - are also worth a visit.
The castle was built on the side of an earlier fortified manor house where Sir John Fastolff was born. As if that wasn't enough, the castle today holds the largest private collection of motor vehicles in the country, stretching from 1893 to the present day. Models on show include a 1893 Panhard et Lavassor, Christine Keeler's Cadillac Eldorado and the first Ford Fiesta. 9 miles south-west is Burgh Castle |
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