Editing Beeston, Norfolk

{{Short description|Village in the county of Norfolk, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2025}}
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| country = England
| coordinates = {{coord|52.708|0.827|type:city(500)_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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| official_name = Beeston
| population = 566
| area_total_km2 = 
| shire_district = [[Breckland (district)|Breckland]]
| shire_county = [[Norfolk]]
| region = East of England
| civil_parish = [[Beeston with Bittering]]
| constituency_westminster = 
| postcode_district = PE32
| postcode_area = PE
| post_town = KING'S LYNN
| dial_code = 01328
| london_distance = 
| hide_services = true
| static_image_name = Beeston Primary School, Dereham Road - geograph.org.uk - 524869.jpg
| static_image_caption = Beeston Primary School
}}

'''Beeston''' is a village in the [[county]] of [[Norfolk, England]], in the civil parish of [[Beeston with Bittering]], west of [[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 (disambiguation)|Beeston]].

Sir [[William Calthorpe]] made presentations to the [[rectory]] of Beeston in 1460, 1481 and 1492.<ref>''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</ref>

Keith Skipper, ''[[Eastern Daily Press]]'' journalist and champion of the [[Norfolk dialect]], was born in the village.<ref>{{cite web |title=Keith - Master of Bucolic Entertainment (30th December 2006) |url=https://www.edp24.co.uk/news/20698998.keith---master-bucolic-entertainment/ |website=Eastern Daily Press edp24.co.uk |access-date=5 September 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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* Francis White, ''History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Norfolk'' (1845, reprinted 1969) p.&nbsp;327.

==External links==
{{Commons category-inline|Beeston, Norfolk}}

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[[Category:Villages in Norfolk]]
[[Category:Breckland District]]


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