Place:Cawston, Norfolk, England

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Name	Cawston
Alt names	Calvestune	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
	Castona	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
	Castune	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
	Cauestuna	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
	Caupstuna	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
	Caustituna	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
	Caustona	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
	Caustuna	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
	Gaustuna	source: Domesday Book (1985) p 188
Type	Parish (ancient), Civil parish
Coordinates	52.767°N 1.167°E
Located in	Norfolk, England
See also	South Erpingham Hundred, Norfolk, England	hundred in which it was located
	Aylsham Rural, Norfolk, England	rural district in which it was located 1894-1935
	St. Faiths and Aylsham Rural, Norfolk, England	rural district 1935-1974
	Broadland District, Norfolk, England	district municipality covering the area since 1974

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

source: Family History Library Catalog

the text in this section is based on an article in Wikipedia

Cawston is a village and civil parish in the Broadland District of Norfolk, England. The village is approximately 11 miles (18 km) north of Norwich on the B1145 road, a route which runs between King's Lynn and Mundesley. Nearby towns are Reepham and Aylsham.

At the centre of the village lies the medieval parish church of St Agnes, which is a Grade I listed building in the perpendicular style. The church was erected at the end of the 14th century with a tower standing at 120 feet.

The parish covers 17.03 km2 (6.58 sq mi) and had a population of 1,640 in the UK census of 2011.

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