Place:


Beeston Regis  Norfolk

 

In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Beeston Regis like this:

BEESTON-REGIS, a parish in Erpingham district, Norfolk; on the coast, 3 miles WNW of Cromer, and 18 E by N of Walsingham r. station. Post Town, Cromer, under Norwich. Acres, 957; of which 135 are water. Real property, £839. Pop., 196. Houses, 46. Beeston Hall is the chief residence. Some remains exist of a small Augustinian priory, founded in the 13th century, by Lady Margery de Cressy. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £138. Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The church is decorated English, with square embattled tower; and has a painted rood-screen

Beeston Regis through time

Beeston Regis is now part of North Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Beeston Regis itself, go to Units and Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Beeston Regis in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3032

Date accessed: 28th March 2024


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