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Beeston Regis, Norfolk

Historical Description

Beeston-Regis, a parish in Norfolk, on the coast, 3 miles WNW of Cromer station on the G.E.R. Post town, Cromer; money order and telegraph office, Lower Sheringham. Acreage, 835, with 81 of foreshore and water; population, 183. 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; gross income, £123 with residence. Patron, the Duchy of Lancaster. The church is Decorated English, with square embattled tower, and has some good brasses.

Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England & Wales, 1894-5

Administration

The following is a list of the administrative units in which this place was either wholly or partly included.

Ancient CountyNorfolk 
Ecclesiastical parishBeeston Regis All Saints 
HundredNorth Erpingham 
Poor Law unionErpingham 

Any dates in this table should be used as a guide only.


Church Records

Ancestry.co.uk, in association with Norfolk Record Office, have images of the Parish Registers for Norfolk online.

Findmypast, in conjunction with Norfolk Record Office have the following parish records online for Beeston Regis:

BaptismsBannsMarriagesBurials
1744-19021744-19021743-19171743-1901


Civil Registration

For general information about Civil Registration (births, marriages and deaths) see the Civil Registration page.


Directories & Gazetteers

We have transcribed the entry for Beeston Regis from the following:


Maps

Online maps of Beeston Regis are available from a number of sites:


Newspapers and Periodicals

The British Newspaper Archive have fully searchable digitised copies of the following Norfolk newspapers online:


Visitations Heraldic

The Visitations of Norfolk 1563, 1589, and 1613 is available on the Heraldry page.

DistrictNorth Norfolk
CountyNorfolk
RegionEastern
CountryEngland
Postal districtNR26
Post TownSheringham

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