[2] Cawston was the scene of Norfolk's last duel, which occurred illegally in August of 1698 between Sir Henry Hobart of Blickling Hall and Oliver Le Neve of Great Witchingham.

The duel was fought with swords and ended with the fatal wounding of Hobart, resulting in Le Neve fleeing to the Netherlands.

Cawston's parish church is dedicated to Saint Agnes and dates from the Fifteenth Century, being built at the request of Michael de la Pole, Earl of Suffolk, the Lord of the Manor.

[6] St. Agnes' boasts a painted rood screen, depicting twenty figures in all, which has been called one of the best in Norfolk as well as good examples of Medieval stained-glass windows and a hammerbeam roof, embellished with life-size carved wooden angels.

[7] Local children attend Cawston Church of England Primary School which moved into its current building in 1953.