Cawston

Civil Parish in Norfolk Broadland

England

Cawston

Cawston: Wood Farm Barn
Cawston: Wood Farm Barn Credit: Michael Garlick

Cawston is a civil parish located in the county of Norfolk, England. Situated approximately 11 miles north-west of Norwich, it lies within the district of Broadland. The village is surrounded by picturesque countryside, offering a peaceful and idyllic setting for its residents.

Cawston has a rich history, with evidence of human settlement in the area dating back to the Roman period. The village itself has a charming and traditional character, with a mix of historic buildings and modern amenities. The Church of St. Agnes, a Grade I listed building, is a prominent feature in the village and is a testament to its long-standing heritage.

In terms of facilities, Cawston offers a range of amenities to cater to the needs of its residents. These include a primary school, a village hall, a convenience store, and a post office. The village also has a popular pub, The Bell Inn, which serves as a social hub for locals and visitors alike.

Cawston is surrounded by beautiful countryside, making it an ideal location for outdoor enthusiasts. There are numerous walking and cycling trails in the area, allowing residents to explore the stunning landscapes at their leisure. For those seeking a more leisurely pace, Cawston is home to several parks and green spaces, providing opportunities for relaxation and recreation.

Overall, Cawston offers a charming and peaceful place to live, with its rich history, idyllic setting, and range of amenities. It is a community that values its heritage while embracing modern conveniences, making it an attractive place to call home.

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Cawston Images

Images are sourced within 2km of 52.773492/1.181685 or Grid Reference TG1424. Thanks to Geograph Open Source API. All images are credited.

Cawston: Wood Farm Barn
Cawston: Wood Farm Barn
Cawston: The B1145
Cawston: The B1145
Old Milepost by the B1149, Cawston parish Concrete post by the B1149, in parish of Cawston (Broadland District), about 100yds South of N.T. Memorial Stone, on verge backed by field, on West side of road. NCC concrete, erected by the County Council in the 19th/20th century. An earlier photograph can be found here <a title="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6097917" href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6097917">Link</a>.

Inscription reads:-
: TO / HOLT / 11 / MILES : : N C C / MAIN ROAD : : CAWSTON : : TO / NORWICH / 10 / MILES :

Norfolk HER.
NHER Number: 56452 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNF62861&resourceID=1002" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNF62861&resourceID=1002">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>


Milestone Society National ID: NO_NH10
Old Milepost by the B1149, Cawston parish
Concrete post by the B1149, in parish of Cawston (Broadland District), about 100yds South of N.T. Memorial Stone, on verge backed by field, on West side of road. NCC concrete, erected by the County Council in the 19th/20th century. An earlier photograph can be found here Link. Inscription reads:- : TO / HOLT / 11 / MILES : : N C C / MAIN ROAD : : CAWSTON : : TO / NORWICH / 10 / MILES : Norfolk HER. NHER Number: 56452 LinkExternal link Milestone Society National ID: NO_NH10
Old Milestone by the B1149, Cawston parish Carved stone post by the B1149, in parish of Cawston (Broadland District), approx. 150yds South of railway bridge, in verge against hedge, on West side of road. Holt diamond, erected by an unknown authority in the 18th century. 

Inscription reads:-
: 10 / MILES / TO / HOLT : : CAWSTON : : 11 / MILES / TO / NORWICH :

Norfolk HER.
NHER Number: 56453 <span class="nowrap"><a title="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNF62863&resourceID=1002" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="https://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/Gateway/Results_Single.aspx?uid=MNF62863&resourceID=1002">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>

Milestone Society National ID: NO_NH11
Old Milestone by the B1149, Cawston parish
Carved stone post by the B1149, in parish of Cawston (Broadland District), approx. 150yds South of railway bridge, in verge against hedge, on West side of road. Holt diamond, erected by an unknown authority in the 18th century. Inscription reads:- : 10 / MILES / TO / HOLT : : CAWSTON : : 11 / MILES / TO / NORWICH : Norfolk HER. NHER Number: 56453 LinkExternal link Milestone Society National ID: NO_NH11
Stained glass detail 1 Detail from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560">TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass</a>. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. 

See also <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Stained glass detail 1
Detail from TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. See also LinkExternal link
Stained glass detail 2 Detail from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560">TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass</a>. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. 

See also <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Stained glass detail 2
Detail from TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. See also LinkExternal link
Stained glass detail 3 Detail from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560">TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass</a>. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. 

See also <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Stained glass detail 3
Detail from TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. See also LinkExternal link
Stained glass detail 4 Detail from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560">TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass</a>. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. 

See also <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Stained glass detail 4
Detail from TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. See also LinkExternal link
Stained glass detail 5 Detail from <a href="https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/871560">TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass</a>. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. 

See also <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
Stained glass detail 5
Detail from TG1323 : St Agnes' church - C15 stained glass. The window was reconstructed from rescued medieval stained glass fragments by Kings of Norwich, a revered firm of stained glass makers and restorers, now sadly defunct. See also LinkExternal link
"A damsel with a dulcimer ... .... in a vision once I saw".  More precisely, an angel with a lute, playing celestially in the roof of St Agnes, Cawston.

See also <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
"A damsel with a dulcimer ...
.... in a vision once I saw". More precisely, an angel with a lute, playing celestially in the roof of St Agnes, Cawston. See also LinkExternal link
An angel in the roof at St Agnes, Cawston.

See also <span class="nowrap"><a title="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm" rel="nofollow ugc noopener" href="http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/cawston/cawston.htm">Link</a><img style="margin-left:2px;" alt="External link" title="External link - shift click to open in new window" src="https://s1.geograph.org.uk/img/external.png" width="10" height="10"/></span>
An angel in the roof
at St Agnes, Cawston. See also LinkExternal link
Cawston Village Hall Decorated with bunting for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Cawston Village Hall
Decorated with bunting for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee.
Village square, Cawston
Village square, Cawston
Former Cawston station, 1986 View eastward, towards Aylsham and Wroxham: ex-GER Wroxham - County School line, closed 15/9/52. The station is now a private house: I stole into the yard - but seemed to be the only visitor.
Former Cawston station, 1986
View eastward, towards Aylsham and Wroxham: ex-GER Wroxham - County School line, closed 15/9/52. The station is now a private house: I stole into the yard - but seemed to be the only visitor.
B1149 Holt Road At the junction with Buxton Road
B1149 Holt Road
At the junction with Buxton Road
Buxton Road sign On Buxton Road at the junction with the B1149 Holt Road
Buxton Road sign
On Buxton Road at the junction with the B1149 Holt Road
Buxton Road, Eastgate Looking towards Eastgate at the junction with the B1149 Holt Road
Buxton Road, Eastgate
Looking towards Eastgate at the junction with the B1149 Holt Road
Buxton Road, Eastgate Looking towards:Eastgate at the junction with Back Lane
Buxton Road, Eastgate
Looking towards:Eastgate at the junction with Back Lane
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Cawston is located at Grid Ref: TG1424 (Lat: 52.773492, Lng: 1.181685)

Administrative County: Norfolk

District: Broadland

Police Authority: Norfolk

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Located within 500m of 52.773492,1.181685
Perrys Lane, adj
Naptan AtcoCode: 2900B1010
Naptan Bearing: W
Naptan BusStopType: CUS
Naptan CommonName: Perrys Lane
Naptan Indicator: adj
Naptan Locality: Cawston
Naptan NaptanCode: nfogtjtw
Naptan Street: B1145
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 52.7706256/1.1831575
Perrys Lane, opp
Naptan AtcoCode: 2900B1011
Naptan Bearing: E
Naptan BusStopType: CUS
Naptan CommonName: Perrys Lane
Naptan Indicator: opp
Naptan Locality: Cawston
Naptan NaptanCode: nfogtjwa
Naptan Street: B1145
Naptan Verified: no
Source: naptan_import
Lat/Long: 52.7707774/1.1831982
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