Beyton

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Beyton All Saints
Beyton All Saints

Beyton is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk, England. According to Eilert Ekwall the meaning of the village name is homestead by brook or Beaga's homestead.The Domesday Book records the population of Beyton in 1086 to be 1 free man. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 656. The village is about seven miles east of Bury St Edmunds, on the A14 road.

The church of Beyton All Saints is one of 38 existing round-tower churches in Suffolk.

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