Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Beckington

Beckington, par. and vil., E. Somerset, 3 miles NE. of Frome, 1830 ac., pop. 924; P.O., T.O. It has an ancient church with brass of 1475, and a monument to the poet Daniel, who died in 1619.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Beckington AP/CP       Somerset AncC
Place: Beckington

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