Beeston, Norfolk
Beeston is a village in the county of Norfolk, England, in the civil parish of Beeston with Bittering , west of East Dereham and south of Fakenham. It may also be known as Beeston All Saints or Beeston-next-Mileham to distinguish it from the three other villages in Norfolk named Beeston.
| Beeston | |
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 Beeston Primary School | |
  Beeston Location within Norfolk | |
| Population | 566 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE32 |
Sir William Calthorpe made presentations to the rectory of Beeston in 1460, 1481 and 1492.[1]
Keith Skipper, Eastern Daily Press journalist and champion of the Norfolk dialect, was born in the village.
References
- The Visitation of Yorkshire, 1963/4, by William Flower, Norroy King of Arms, edited by Charles A. Northcliffe, M.A., of Langton, London, 1881, p. 295
- Francis White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Norfolk (1845, reprinted 1969) p. 327.
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