10 50 460 https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/7e9ebc505b1a49789202af367244d69a.jpg 3cf72584a09918b7df5c082d7514d8e7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Finds Subject The topic of the resource Part of the <a title="Media Projects East" href="http://www.mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank">Cawston Remembers Project: </a> <iframe style="width: 479px; height: 282px;" width="500" height="281" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/L1uh6nTos9g" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Description An account of the resource Finds in Cawston: From time to time men working in the fields of Cawston have found flint tools used by our earliest ancestors, dating from the old stone (Paleolithic) age, about 400,000 years ago. From the Ice Age- "Blue stones" have been found here, large boulders carried by the glaciers and left when the ice melted. Our maps show Bluestone Plantation in the north of our parish, and Bluestone Station was nearby on the old railway line. At least two "Blue Stones" can be seen today, one near the wall of Church Farm, just inside the entrance, and another by the path near the south porch of our Church. From the New Stone (Neolithic) age - In Cawston a number of well finished hand axes have been unearthed, one of the best being found by Mr David Lee of Sygate, and presented to the School in 1953. From the Bronze Age- In 1960 when workman digging post holes, on on the west side of the entrance to Cawston School uncovered an Urn, which was to contain bones, at the Castle Museum at Norwich it was identified as a Bronze Age burial urn, the bones being those of a young man. Tools, weapons, and fragments of food have been found in similar urns, which were usually concealed within a barrow, or circular earthwork. Traces of these barrows have been found in our area, near the Cawston - Marsham boundary on the Heath, and also on the east side of Booton Lane, opposite the hollow near the copse. These were identified on aerial photographs by Mr Richard Clarke. Curator of the Castle Museum, in 1956, they appeared on the photographs as small, dark circles, and at that time it was possible, in favourable conditions, to see them from the high bank near the lane. A few Bronze Age tools have been found here, notably a small Bronze axe head unearthed in a field near the Woodrow by Mr Frank Allen when ploughing. From the Iron Age- Beginning about 500 B.C. Little evidence of this period has been found here, but an iron harness ring found in a well-sinking operation near the Woodrow is believed to date from the 1st century of the Christian ere. From the Roman Times- Cawston is not lacking in reminders of this period in our history. An air raid in 1942 resulted in the discovery of Roman pottery in bomb craters on the west side of Booton Road, most of it was badly damaged, but a number of pieces are in the Castle Museum. There are also records of the finding of Roman coins in the Parish, including one of the 2nd Century A.D., (Empress Faustina) found when a cellar was being constructed. The late Mr Tom Sayer of Booton Hall noticed a rectangular formation of "crop marks" and believed he had seen the outline of a large Roman building which would not be unlikely as similar evidence of a possible fort has been found in fields at Sygate supported by recent aerial photos (1993. Further support for these suppositions is provided by the fact that a Roman road passed through Cawston. In the 1950's this ancient way was clearly visible on Cawston Heath and the neighbouring fields opposite Botany Bay Farm, running westwards towards the Holt-Norwich road. Aerial photographs show the road nearer Cawston, continuing past the south of Cawston Wood to Booton and Reepham. In 1953 a group of students excavated a section of the road on Marsham Heath, it was found to be about 5 metres wide, and composed of five alternative layers of gravel and flint stones. The crop-marks referred to above, near to a Known Roman road, suggest that there may have been one or more Roman Villas near our village. 6th. Century Anglo-Saxon- Mr Pat Waby of Eastgate found while ploughing a form of a ring, 6cm in diameter, 5cm thick, with simple decorations, it was identified at the Castle Museum as a 6th century Anglo-Saxon ring brooch, made of bronze. Barbara Green, who identified it, said that such brooches were usually worn in pairs, one on each shoulder, with beads hanging from them. Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Martin Sercombe <a title="Media Projects East" href="http://www.mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank">Media Projects East</a> Neil Storey Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Horse Tie Ring - Iron Age Subject The topic of the resource The Britons came here from the Caspian Sea area in about 600 B.C.;they introduced the use of iron,which was cheaper and easier to work than bronze. Simple lathes and potters' wheels were now in use and such things as razors, mirrors, and tweezers were made of various metals. Gold was also used as in the Bronze Age, and the treasure hoard found at Snettisham in 1950 is world-famous. Cloth was now woven in attractive patterns and dyed. For some time bars of iron were used as currency, but this was soon replaced by coins of gold, silver and tin. In the Castle Museum there is an iron terret-ring part of a horse's harness found when sinking a well near Cawston Woodrow some years ago, By the time the Romans invaded Britain,the people had become skilled in many ways and their life was very different from that of the Stone Age Description An account of the resource Horse Tie Ring - Iron Age Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/7" title="Bronze Age">Axe Head - Bronze Age</a> <a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/2" title="Stone Age">Axe Head Stone Age </a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Iron Age Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Paul Goodchild John Kett Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context General History/Finds Horse Tie Horse Tie Ring Iron Age https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/749b473698b95ccf46d98eb6f6533586.pdf 1d39d4a86570b056f4d5c59462d13798 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memorabilia Description An account of the resource Memorabilia which has been given to the Heritage Centre. Plus Video being part of the <a title="Media Projects East" href="http://mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank">Cawston Remembers Project:</a> <iframe style="width: 490px; height: 298px;" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YliFBfX0ebc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource For Video: Martin Sercombe <a title="Media Projects East" href="http://mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank">Mediia Projects East</a> & Neal Storey. Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource British Soldier's brass petrol lighter Subject The topic of the resource British Army soldier's brass petrol lighter produced by The Parr Mfg. Co.. Description An account of the resource Information regarding British Army soldiers' brass petrol lighters produced by the Parr Mfg.Co.; an example of what became known as 'Utility Lighters or ULs. This is believed to be a World War 2 example. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource c1940 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Mr.Ronald Lee Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Simon Isbell and Des Cook Relation A related resource <a href="https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/search?query=world+war+2&query_type=keyword&record_types%5B%5D=Item&record_types%5B%5D=File&record_types%5B%5D=Collection&record_types%5B%5D=SimplePagesPage&record_types%5B%5D=Exhibit&record_types%5B%5D=ExhibitPage&submit_search=Submit" title="World War 2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">World War 2</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context War Times & General History Memorabilia World War 2 https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/a21918c7a3aa096fc6231d0df2aef1aa.pdf 5dd6368d2558d715519074cdc07aa48a https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/81a553d04fa9c8a9325c42e0a2ce3978.jpg a71a919b877787f58eabab7b4ef751e1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Church and Chapels Description An account of the resource History and photos of the Church & Chapels Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource St.Agnes Church Altar Frontal made by Judith Davis Subject The topic of the resource Altar Frontal made by Judith Davis for St.Agnes Church Cawston Description An account of the resource Extract from the Cawston Group magazine August 1978, written by Revd.Paul Farnham about the gift of an Altar Frontal by Judith Davis to St.Agnes Church, Cawston. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Simon Isbell and Des Cook Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Cawston Group Magazine August 1978 Susan A Davis Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1978 Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/search?query=church+st+agnes&query_type=keyword&record_types%5B%5D=Item&record_types%5B%5D=File&record_types%5B%5D=Collection&record_types%5B%5D=SimplePagesPage&record_types%5B%5D=Exhibit&record_types%5B%5D=ExhibitPage&submit_search=Submit" title="St.Agnes Church" target="_blank" rel="noopener">St.Agnes Church</a> Altar Frontal St.Agnes Church https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/b19ed9502d3575400b1681e3af821abd.png 2128c31472d63ee08ba0de76dd462bb9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History Data Subject The topic of the resource History Data Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Domesday Book Cawston 1086 Subject The topic of the resource Information on Cawston at the time of the Domesday Book Description An account of the resource 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 men probably fought at Hastings. In the Domesday Book it is recorded that the manor here had 11 carucates* of land, while 26 carucates were held by freemen. Cawston Wood supported 1500 pigs in 1066, which made it the largest in Norfolk, during the next few years much woodland was cleared for farming purposes and by 1086 the number of pigs had fallen to 1000. In the parish there were 62 villeins and bordars* and 10 socmen*, also 2 mills, 60 sheep, 50 goats, and 5 hives of bees, all of which William held at the survey”. *Carucate: The area, of land which could be ploughed by a team of eight oxen. *Villeins and Bordars were labourers on the Manor lands, under the control of the Lord of the Manor. Freemen were their own masters. *Socmen were usually descended from the Scandinavian soldiers who settled here In the ninth century. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1066 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived John Kett Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Simon Isbell and Des Cook Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context General History 1066 Cawston Wood Domesday Book Manor of Cawston Norman Conquest survey https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/440f85ae631c25b32376b6335a166936.JPG e792ca54e748c869c04b8d476dcf9022 https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/1f9f1e8619af0a8b742f483a021ddfc0.JPG 7b526d16fcee4c72ee93a4d1681e9fa3 https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/553a35b39fcbf06d5151c9cf5f287d95.JPG 08db45f5020df3d96981f738ff261dee https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/ffdbd0d5e8640fbb2598155e33b157df.JPG af812a9390742bcf8f33ffa9913fb82d https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/c95ccb1eeabc126571363040615abec1.jpg dc87605a5eda12d4acd0ec291bae7a1b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Organisations/Clubs/Societies Description An account of the resource History - Organisations, Clubs & Societies Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Village Hall Events 2026 Subject The topic of the resource Events 2026 Description An account of the resource Alice & Her Friends: Just one of many events held at the Village Hall, and like other events was well supported by parishioners and visitors, see files for photos. Come and join one of the many community groups that use the Village Hall and meet our volunteers, enjoy some refreshments in our newly refurbished coffee lounge and our welcome involvement. Charge your car at our EV charging points. Visit our charity shop and grab yourself a bargain. Cawston Village Hall is the heart of Cawston Village, we bring the community together for a variety of events, activities, and gatherings. Thank you for your support. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2026 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Karen & Paul Robinson Mr & Mrs Paul Marks Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/items/show/35" title="Village Hall">Village Hall</a> <a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/20" title="Festivties & Royal Occations">Festivties & Royal Occations</a> Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Village Hall 2026 activities Alice charging points charity shop coffee lounge event Friends Karen Paul Robinson Village Hall https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/8e0b0080254ca274c244a1e15ec8b63b.jpg 42ef07ee5e09393fe2720e45d7e7aa17 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Businesses/Trades History Description An account of the resource Cawston Business/Trades History and Photos Relation A related resource <a title="Family History" href="https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/19" target="_blank">Family History</a> Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Barwick & Son Gentlemen's Hairdressers Subject The topic of the resource Image of an advertisement for A.F. Barwick & Son Gentlemen's Hairdressers. This operated in the High Street in Cawston in a room rented from Mrs. Stackwood (who ran the Fish and Chip shop). The hairdresser came one day a week to Cawston. Description An account of the resource Image of an advertisement for A.F. Barwick & Son Gentlemen's Hairdressers. . Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Simon Isbell Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1950's to 1970's Relation A related resource <a href="https://www.cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/0ca8d888a1edddb7a5edc48eaf1ede34.pdf" title="Shopping in Cawston 1950's by Michael Yaxley 2006" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shopping in Cawston 1950's by Michael Yaxley 2006</a> Barwick Hairdresser High Street Michael Yaxley Stackwood https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/40d8c8a0103b21d66d58fc6f94ba2bdc.JPG caae4f9e6c9fd76b717b743bbc98202c https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/59211a5bd97579f803acc83d6db6c18f.jpg 3cd9994a9fd137a5dd8cd29a982d390e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memorabilia Description An account of the resource Memorabilia which has been given to the Heritage Centre. Plus Video being part of the <a title="Media Projects East" href="http://mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank">Cawston Remembers Project:</a> <iframe style="width: 490px; height: 298px;" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YliFBfX0ebc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource For Video: Martin Sercombe <a title="Media Projects East" href="http://mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank">Mediia Projects East</a> & Neal Storey. Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seed Spoon Description An account of the resource One of a set of seed spoons used in the Cawston area. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949 until the 1960's Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Judy Underwood filling packets Seed Spoon https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/56b58f5a1802a78bafbd0c64a8d926bb.JPG 69313947d524c8f75caa6107f3e768e6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Memorabilia Description An account of the resource Memorabilia which has been given to the Heritage Centre. Plus Video being part of the <a title="Media Projects East" href="http://mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank">Cawston Remembers Project:</a> <iframe style="width: 490px; height: 298px;" width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YliFBfX0ebc" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe> Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource For Video: Martin Sercombe <a title="Media Projects East" href="http://mediaprojectseast.co.uk/cawston/index.html" target="_blank">Mediia Projects East</a> & Neal Storey. Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Hand Warmer. Description An account of the resource Hand Warmer, portable with pouch, metal construction, refillable with lighter fluid, used by campers etc. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource About 1950's Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ronnie Lee Hand Warmer lighter fluid pouch https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/c147a1d37705f84f3dd181c1b7e9d9a1.jpg b7b59a7d6d1aafa44863a713c6570584 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Railway/Transport Description An account of the resource Railway and Transport Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Travel Description An account of the resource Travel Most people travelled very little from the village where they lived. Roads were very bad, particularly in Winter, and the main road from Norwich to Holt was dangerous to travel . In 1786 Mr.Johnson of Heydon was held up by a Highwayman near the 11th.milestone, and robbed, All country people knew their district very well although there were few maps . Every year there was a procession round the parish boundary,"beating the, bounds" usually on Ascension Day In 1676 the Rector, John Hildeyard, was involved in a fight with Mr. Hirne of Haveringland in a dispute which arose during this "perambulation". It is recorded in the Church Register. The first railway in Norfolk was opened in l844 and the line through Cawston was laid in 1880. In 1886 the Revd. Marsh took the Sunday School children to Cromer by rail. The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1952. Relation A related resource <a href="https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/collections/show/22" title="Railway Transport">Railway Trainsport</a> Collection https://cawstonheritage.co.uk/files/original/504f9752fe5958ce9a51e74c6d4969b8.jpg 54f4af2ba3185366bbd526d0a1f26c32 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History Data Subject The topic of the resource History Data Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Romans Description An account of the resource 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 destroyed three Roman towns before being defeated. The Romans built large houses, with central heating and mosaic floors, and also made fine straight roads. One of these ran from the coast through Cawston past Botany Bay Farm and on towards Bawdeswell. It led on through West Norfolk to Peterborough. A section of this road on Marsham Heath was examined in 1953, and was found to be 15 ft. wide with five separate layers of gravel. A few Roman coins have been found near here and Roman pottery was unearthed when bombs fell near Booton Lane in 1942. "Jerry's Loke" probably owes its name to this. Booton Road Botany Bay heath Jerrys Loke Marsham Roman roman road