Caister-on-Sea

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Caister-on-Sea" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (December 2017) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Caister-on-Sea
Caister-on-Sea Location within Norfolk
Population	8,901 (2011 Census)
OS grid reference	TG512125
District	Great Yarmouth
Shire county	Norfolk
Region	East
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	Great Yarmouth
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.