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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Beeston like this:
BEESTON, a hamlet in the parishes of Sandy and Northill, Beds; 2½ miles NNW of Biggleswade. Pop. of the Sandy portion, 364. Houses, 81. Pop. of the Northill portion, inclusive of Hatch, 252. Houses, 55.
Beeston is now part of CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how CENTRAL BEDFORDSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Beeston itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Beeston, in Central Bedfordshire and Bedfordshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/25619
Date accessed: 08th April 2026
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