Caistor

Caistor is a town and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. As its name implies, it was originally a Roman castrum or fortress. It lies at the north-west edge of the Lincolnshire Wolds, on the Viking Way, and just off the A46 between Lincoln and Grimsby, at the A46, A1084, A1173 and B1225 junction. It has a population of 2,601. Its name comes from the Anglo-Saxon ceaster ("Roman camp" or "town") and was given in the Domesday Book as Castre.

Not to be confused with Castor.
This article is about a town in Lincolnshire. For the Roman settlement in Norfolk, see Caistor St Edmund. For the town in Norfolk, see Caister-on-Sea.

Caistor
Caistor Market Place
Caistor
Location within Lincolnshire
Population2,601 (2001)
OS grid referenceTA1101
• London135 mi (217 km) S
Civil parish
  • Caistor
District
  • West Lindsey
Shire county
  • Lincolnshire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMARKET RASEN
Postcode districtLN7
Dialling code01472
PoliceLincolnshire
FireLincolnshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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