Place:Caister on Sea, Norfolk, England

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NameCaister on Sea
Alt namesCaister-on-Seasource: hyphenated
Caistersource: colloquial form
TypeCivil parish
Coordinates52.647°N 1.724°E
Located inNorfolk, England     (1935 - )
See alsoEast Caister, Norfolk, Englandparish from which Caister on Sea was formed in 1935
West Caister, Norfolk, Englandparish from which Caister on Sea was formed in 1935
Blofield and Flegg Rural, Norfolk, Englandrural district in which it was located 1935-1974
Great Yarmouth District, Norfolk, Englanddistrict municipality covering the area since 1974
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Caister on Sea, also known colloquially as Caister or Caister-on-Sea, is a settlement in Norfolk in England, close to the large town of Great Yarmouth. It is a seaside resort and busy holiday destination. At the 2001 UK census it had a population of 8,756 and 3,970 households, the population increasing to 8,901 at the 2011 UK census. It used to be served by Caister on Sea railway station.

For more information, see the EN Wikipedia article Caister-on-Sea.

Caister on Sea was created in 1935 out of the two parishes of East Caister and West Caister which both had only been formed in 1926 from the original parish of Caister next Yarmouth. Also in 1935 East and West Flegg Rural District was abolished and replaced by Blofield and Flegg Rural District which covered a wider area.

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Because Caister on Sea and its immediate forerunners were not formed until the 20th century, most genealogical references for the parish area will be found under the former municipality of Caister next Yarmouth.