Beetley
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Beetley is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,396. The village is north of Dereham.
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- Locality
- Breckland
- Region
- England
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Population
- 964
- Timezone
- Europe/London
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Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Beetley
- UK place.population
- 1396
- UK place.population_ref
- (2011 census)
- UK place.area_total_km2
- 11.02
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Mary Magdalene's church, Old Beetley (2) - geograph.org.uk - 607859.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- St Mary Magdalene's church, Old Beetley
- UK place.shire_district
- Breckland
- UK place.shire_county
- Norfolk
- UK place.region
- East of England
- UK place.civil_parish
- Beetley
- UK place.postcode_district
- NR20
- UK place.postcode_area
- NR
- UK place.post_town
- DEREHAM
- UK place.dial_code
- 01362
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 1396
- Area
- 11.02
- Image
- Beetley St Mary Magdalene's church - geograph.org.uk - 2230491.jpg
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- Beetley
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Beetley is a village and civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England. According to the 2011 census the parish had a population of 1,396. The village is north of Dereham.
== History == At the Domesday survey of 1086, Beetley was part of the Manor of Elmham, held by William Beaufoe, Bishop of Thetford. Beetley was then part of the parish of Bittering Magna, however the Parish divided into Beetley and Gressenhall. Beetley was combined with the neighbouring parish of East Bilney in 1935. Between 1870 and 1872, an excerpt was written about the town BEETLEY, a parish in Mitford district, Norfolk; 2 miles WSW of Elmham r. station, and 4 N by W of East Dereham. Post Town, Elmham, under Thetford. Acres, 1,770. Real property, £2,870. Pop., 363. Houses, 82. The property is divided among a few. The living is a rectory, annexed to the rectory of East Bilney, in the diocese of Norwich. The church is good.
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