Community Assembly of Caistor

Serving, supporting and protecting our local community

The Community Assembly of Caistor is located in a town and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire in the British Isles. 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 main road between Lincoln and Grimsby,

The Names 'Caistor' comes from the Anglo-Saxon ceaster (Roman camp or town) and was given in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Castre . Only a few fragments of the 4th century walls of the town remain. The original Roman wall is visible on the southern boundary of the parish church of St Peter and St Paul. The area occupied by the fortress is now classified as a scheduled monument. The church of St Peter and St Paul, which is enclosed within the fortress, has an Anglo-Saxon tower. The market square lies at the heart of a conservation area which contains 56, mainly Grade II, listed buildings.

Situated at the northern edge of the Wolds, the town of Caistor is popular with walkers with the Viking Way running through the town. Settlers since prehistoric times have been attracted by the well-known springs, famous for never failing even in the worst droughts. The hillside town was ravaged by fire in 1681 and the present buildings date from then.