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Caister-on-Sea | |
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Location within Norfolk | |
Population | 8,901 (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | TG512125 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | GREAT YARMOUTH |
Postcode district | NR30 |
Dialling code | 01493 |
Police | Norfolk |
Fire | Norfolk |
Ambulance | East of England |
UK Parliament | |
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.
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