Beeston, Norfolk
Village in the county of Norfolk, England
Human settlement in England
52°42′29″N 0°49′37″E / 52.708°N 0.827°E / 52.708; 0.827 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.
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.[2]
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
- ^ "Keith - Master of Bucolic Entertainment (30th December 2006)". Eastern Daily Press edp24.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
- Francis White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Norfolk (1845, reprinted 1969) p. 327.
External links
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