Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for BEESTON

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.


(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))

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Feature Description: "a hamlet"   (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units: Bedfordshire AncC
Place: Beeston

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