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Notice regarding Good Things For Nothing....

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Properties up for auction at the Kings Head....

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First Radio in Cawston and TV in the 1950s....

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Bluestone Plantation and Railway....

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Norwich Mercury news paper piece dated 1766....

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Plaque for Adrian Harrison who in 2016 left 1/4 of his estate to the Village hall....

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A Poem by John Kett....

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Cawston Manor in 1934 was sold to Lt Colonel Herbert McDougall who in 1936 had the Japanese-style boathouse built by the inspiration of the
distinguished Norfolk architect Cecil Upcher and built by the Cawston Builder Norman Howard, bricks used…

The resource includes the brochure printed for the auction together with a map showing all the premises and land offered for sale. Click on the files to view in full screen.

The resource includes the poster for the auction sale and the brochure detailing the farms, their buildings and land. Click on the files to view in full screen.

It is sometimes argued that the name Sygate is a corruption of the name Southgate but as the people of Cawston and Sygate know this cannot be the case since Sygate is actually north of Cawston. The name Sygate is thought to be taken from the Old…

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THE DOMESDAY SURVEY.

The Survey made by King William after his victory at Hastings gives us a good idea of the condition of our village at that time.
There was a royal manor here, which meant that the King received its income, and that Cawston…

ROMANS .
Julius Caesar led an expedition to Britain in 55 B.C. but it was 43 A.D. before the Romans came in strength.

The tribe of the Iceni, who lived in Norfolk, rose against the Roman. Led by their Queen, Boadicea, an army of 120,000…
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