Beighton, Norfolk
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Coordinates: 52°36′55″N 1°30′58″E / 52.6153°N 1.5160°E
| Beighton | |
 All Saints Church, Beighton |
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  Beighton Beighton shown within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.63 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
|---|---|
| Population | 412 |
| - Density | 54 /km2 (140 /sq mi) |
| Civil parish | Beighton, Norfolk |
| District | Broadland |
| Shire county | Norfolk |
| Region | East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | NORWICH |
| Postcode district | NR13 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
Beighton /ˈbaɪtən/[1] 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.'[2]
References
- ↑ G.M. Miller, BBC Pronouncing Dictionary of British Names (Oxford UP, 1971), p. 13.
- ↑ A.D. Mills, Dictionary of English Place-Names (Oxford UP, 2nd ed., 1998), p. 32.
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