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BEESTON-ST. LAWRENCE, a parish in Tunstead district, Norfolk; 3½ miles ENE of Coltishall, and 10½ NE of Norwich r. station. Post Town, Coltishall, under Norwich. Acres, 519. Real property, £1,020. Pop., 50. Houses, 7. The property is divided between two. Beeston Hall is the seat of Sir J. H. Preston, Bart. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £200. Patron, Sir J. H. Preston, Bart. The church is good; has a round tower; and contains some handsome monuments of the Prestons. There is a Wesleyan chapel.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions") |
| Administrative units: | Beeston St Lawrence Parish Smallburgh Poor Law Union/Registration District Norfolk Ancient County |
| Place: | Beeston St Lawrence |
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