Beeston is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the county

County

A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 of Norfolk, England, in the civil parish of Beeston with Bittering

Beeston with Bittering

Beeston with Bittering is a civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 505. It includes the villages of Beeston and Bittering....

, west of East Dereham and south of Fakenham

Fakenham

Fakenham is a town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, some north east of King's Lynn, south west of Cromer, and north west of Norwich....

. 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

- United Kingdom :*Beeston, Bedfordshire*Beeston, Cheshire**Beeston Castle*Beeston, Leeds West Yorkshire* In Norfolk:**Beeston, Norfolk **Beeston Regis**Beeston St Andrew**Beeston St Lawrence*Beeston, Nottinghamshire...

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Sir William Calthorpe

William Calthorpe

Sir William Calthorpe, , Knight of the Bath, and Lord of the Manors of Burnham Thorpe, and Ludham, in Norfolk. He is on record as High Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk in 1442, 1458 and 1464 and 1476....

 made presentations to the rectory

Rectory

A rectory is the residence, or former residence, of a rector, most often a Christian cleric, but in some cases an academic rector or other person with that title...

 of Beeston in 1460, 1481, and 1492
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Keith Skipper

Keith Skipper

Keith Skipper is a journalist who writes for the Eastern Daily Press. He is also an author and formerly a broadcaster with BBC Radio Norfolk. His most recent books include: The Bumper Book of Norfolk Squit and Confessions of a Norfolk Newshound....

, the Eastern Daily Press journalist and champion of the Norfolk dialect

Norfolk dialect

The Norfolk dialect, also known as Broad Norfolk, is a dialect that was once, and to a great extent, still is spoken by those living in the county of Norfolk in England...

, was born in the village.

Beeston won EDP's Village of the Year.