Beighton, Norfolk
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Beighton is a village and civil parish
in the Broadland
district of Norfolk
, England
, about two miles (3 km) south of Acle. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 412.
The name is first recorded as Begetuna in 1086 and is from Old English 'farmstead of a woman called Beage or of a man called Baega.'
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
in the Broadland
Broadland
Broadland is a local government district in Norfolk, England, named after the Norfolk Broads. Its council is based in Thorpe St Andrew, which is a suburb of the City of Norwich.-History:The district was formed on April 1, 1974 by the merger of St...
district of Norfolk
Norfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, England
England
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, about two miles (3 km) south of Acle. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 412.
The name is first recorded as Begetuna in 1086 and is from Old English 'farmstead of a woman called Beage or of a man called Baega.'