Norman settlement mentioned in Domesday Book, 1086. Originally based around a wooden motte and bailey, a stone castle was built by 12th Century. The original village was an 'English' style settlement, with houses surrounding a central preaching cross, and with a four field system under strip cultivation. The town rapidly expanded after WWII, and now numbers over 10,000 inhabitants.
G.M. Edwards 11/11/2003
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application/pdfBRAS - Bristol and Region Archaeological Services Survey ArchivesDigital copy of an Archaeological Watching Brief at Castle Park Primary School, Church Road, Caldicot, Monmouthshire. Produced by Bristol and Region Archaeological Services for Willmott Dixon, 2011. Report no. 2410/2011.
