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Caister on Sea

Caister lifeboat station

Caister-on-Sea is a seaside resort and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the coast, some 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Great Yarmouth.

The civil parish has an area of 4.12 km2 (1.59 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 8,756 in 3,970 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Great Yarmouth.

Caister-on-Sea has been recently officially classified as a small town, but it also holds the title of being the most populated village in the UK. It was formerly served by Caister-on-Sea railway station, which is now closed.

The Scroby Sands wind farm of thirty 2–megawatt wind turbines is located 2.5 km from the shore at Caister.

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