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Beeston Hall
Beeston may refer to: People * Beeston (surname) Places in the United Kingdom *Beeston, Bedfordshire, a hamlet * Beeston, Cheshire, a village and civil parish **Beeston Castle ** Beeston Castle and Tarporley railway station *Beeston, Leeds, West Yorkshire, a suburb of Leeds ** Beeston railway station (West Yorkshire) *Beeston, Norfolk, a village *Beeston Regis *Beeston St Andrew *Beeston St Lawrence, a former parish which is now part of Ashmanhaugh *Beeston with Bittering *Beeston Beck (Norfolk), a minor watercourse *Beeston, Nottinghamshire, a town in Nottinghamshire **Beeston railway station **Beeston (UK Parliament constituency) **Beeston Urban District * Beeston Tor, Staffordshire Other uses * Beeston Brewery Company, a brewery based in Beeston, Nottinghamshire (1880–1922) See also *Breaston Breaston ( ) is a large village and civil parish in the Borough of Erewash, Erewash district, in the south-east of Derbyshire and lies approximately east of the city of Der ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston (surname)
Beeston is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alfred Felix Landon Beeston (1911–1995), professor of Arabic *Carl Beeston (born 1967), English footballer *Christopher Beeston (c. 1579 – 1638), actor *James Beeston (1778-?), English cricketer *John Beeston, an alternative name of James Beeston, cricketer *Julian Beeston, English musician *Kevin Beeston (born 1962), Welsh businessman *Paul Beeston (born 1945), Canadian baseball executive *W Beeston (Middlesex cricketer) (floruit, fl. 1789–1799) *William Beeston (c. 1606 – 1682), actor {{surname, Beeston English toponymic surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashmanhaugh
Ashmanhaugh is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, situated some 20 km north east of Norwich. See Inside the churches of St Swithinhere& Beeston St Lawrenchere Apart from Ashmanhaugh village itself, the parish also includes Beeston St Lawrence, which was a separate parish until 1935. The village name derives from 'Sailor's/pirate's enclosure' or perhaps, 'Aescmann's enclosure'. The civil parish has an area of 4.82 square kilometres and in the 2001 census had a population of 197 in 74 households, the population falling to 189 at the 2011 census. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of North Norfolk. The churches of Ashmanhaugh St Swithin and Beeston St Lawrence are two of 124 existing round-tower churches in Norfolk. War memorial St. Swithin's Church holds a plaque commemorating Ashmanhaugh's war dead from the First World War which are listed as: * Lance-Sergeant George Townshend (1895–1916), 9th Battalion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston Tor
Beeston Tor () is a limestone cliff in Staffordshire. It overlooks the confluence of the River Hamps with the River Manifold, and is a popular venue for rock climbing (seasonal restrictions for rock climbing apply). There was a small station here, of the same name, opened by the narrow gauge (2' 6") Leek and Manifold Valley Light Railway on 27 June 1904, whilst being entirely operated by the North Staffordshire Railway The North Staffordshire Railway (NSR) was a Great Britain, British railway company formed in 1845 to promote a number of lines in the Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire Potteries and surrounding areas in Staffordshire, Cheshire, Derbyshire and Shro .... The station had no siding – unlike most of the stations on the line – but there was a refreshment room. The line closed in 1934, and the route of the railway past the station is now designated the Manifold Way, an 8-mile walk- and cycle-path which runs from Waterhouses to Hulme End. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston Urban District
Beeston was an urban district in Nottinghamshire, England, from 1894 to 1935. The urban district was created by the Local Government Act 1894 on the borders of the Beeston Civil Parish and the Beeston Urban Sanitary District. It bordered the county borough of Nottingham in the north east, Stapleford Rural District in the north west, two different disconnected parts of the Basford Rural District to the north and south, and to the west the South East Derbyshire Rural District and Long Eaton in Derbyshire. In 1935 it was merged by a County Review Order with Stapleford Rural District into the Beeston and Stapleford Urban District, and is now part of Broxtowe Borough Council Broxtowe refers to a number of geographic entities, current and historic, in Nottinghamshire, England: * Broxtowe, Nottingham, a housing estate in Apsley ward, within the City of Nottingham * Broxtowe (UK Parliament constituency), the constituency .... Beeston Urban District Council On the formation of th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston (UK Parliament Constituency)
Beeston was a United Kingdom constituencies, parliamentary constituency in Nottinghamshire which returned one Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for February 1974 United Kingdom general election, the February 1974 general election from part of Rushcliffe (UK Parliament constituency), the Rushcliffe constituency, and abolished for 1983 United Kingdom general election, the 1983 general election. The seat was last held by Sir James Lester (Conservative) between 28 February 1974 to 9 June 1983. Boundaries The Urban Districts of Beeston and Stapleford, and Eastwood, and in the Rural District of Basford the parishes of Awsworth, Brinsley, Cossall, Greasley, Kimberley, Nuthall, Strelley, and Trowell. Members of Parliament Elections References *{{Rayment-hc, b, 2, date=March 2012 Parliamentary consti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston Railway Station
Beeston railway station serves the town of Beeston, Nottinghamshire, Beeston in Nottinghamshire, England. It lies on a spur of the Midland Main Line and is managed by East Midlands Railway. It is situated south-west of Nottingham railway station and south-east of Beeston transport interchange, for local bus services and Nottingham Express Transit trams. The station building is Grade II listed. Description Beeston station is a stop on the Midland Main Line; it is located from , on a spur towards . There are two platforms: platform 1 to the north for trains towards Nottingham and ; and platform 2 to the south for trains towards London, , Birmingham New Street railway station, Birmingham and . The platforms may be accessed either by steps from the Station Road, Beeston, Station Road bridge, or by short ramps from Station Road for platform 1 or Technology Drive for platform 2. History 19th century The station was built in 1839 for the Midland Counties Railway; services began ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire (; abbreviated ''Notts.'') is a ceremonial county in the East Midlands of England. The county is bordered by South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west. The largest settlement is the city of Nottingham (323,632), which is also the county town. The county has an area of and a population of 1,154,195. The latter is concentrated in the Nottingham Urban Area, Nottingham built-up area in the south-west, which extends into Derbyshire and has a population of 729,997. The north-east of the county is more rural, and contains the towns of Worksop (44,733) and Newark-on-Trent (27,700). For Local government in England, local government purposes Nottinghamshire comprises a non-metropolitan county, with seven districts, and the Nottingham Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area. The East Midlands Combined County Authority includes Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston, Nottinghamshire
Beeston () is a town in the Borough of Broxtowe, Nottinghamshire, England, it is 3 miles south-west of Nottingham. To its north-east is the University of Nottingham's main campus, Campuses of the University of Nottingham#University Park Campus, University Park. The headquarters of Pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical and retail chemist group Boots UK, Boots are east of the centre of Beeston, on the border with Borough of Broxtowe, Broxtowe and the City of Nottingham. To the south lie the River Trent and the village of Attenborough, Nottinghamshire, Attenborough, with extensive wetlands. Toponymy The earliest name of the settlement was ''Bestune'', recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The name derives from the Old English words ''bēos'' (bent-grass) and ''tūn'' (farmstead, settlement). Although the idea that the name derives from the Old English ''bēo'' (bee) is popular locally, this is impossible as the plural form of ''bēo'' would be ''bēon'', resulting in an "n" to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston Beck (Norfolk)
Beeston Beck is a minor watercourse in the north of the county of Norfolk, England. Sources This small short beck rises from series of springs that feed into it at the northern end of Sheringham Wood. These springs are at the base of a valley below Pretty Corner and from this point the land becomes low lying. In the valley is Beeston Regis Common and the smaller Sheringham Common. These commons, being spring-fed wetlands, are classed as Lowland Valley Fens and are part of the North Norfolk Special Area of Conservation (SAC), they are also Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in their own right. The important plant communities that exist have chalk and acid-loving plants growing within centimetres of each other. The beck runs across the common southwards. Until 1901 the Beck marked the border between the parishes of Sheringham on the west bank and Beeston Regis on the East bank, but now the whole of Beeston Common and Back Common lie within the parish boundary of Sheringh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston With Bittering
Beeston with Bittering is a civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ..., England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 505, increasing to 566 at the 2011 census. It includes the villages of Beeston and Bittering. References External links Civil parishes in Norfolk Breckland District {{Norfolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston St Andrew
Beeston St Andrew is a civil parish north of Norwich in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. It also contains Beeston Park, and its population was below 100 so was included within the parish of Spixworth at the 2001 and 2011 censuses. It is part of the ecclesiastical parish of Sprowston Sprowston ( or ) is a town and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England. It is bounded by Heartsease to the east, Mousehold Heath and the suburb of New Sprowston to the south, Old Catton to the west, and by the open farmland ... with Beeston St Andrew. References Broadland Villages in Norfolk Civil parishes in Norfolk {{Norfolk-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beeston, Bedfordshire
Beeston is a hamlet of about in the town of Sandy in the Wixamtree hundred of the county of Bedfordshire, England, about a half a mile south of Sandy, north of Biggleswade and east of Bedford. Beeston appears in the Domesday Book of 1086 where it shown as having a mill: "''Bistone: Roland, Norman and Pirot from Eudo FitzHubert; William Speke; Thurstan the Chamberlain; Godmund; Alwin from the King. Mill.''" The medieval period saw the construction of the Great North Road, the post road connecting London to Edinburgh, which ran through Beeston. In the 1930s the Ministry of Transport upgraded the Great North Road to a trunk road and it became the A1 in 1923. Subsequent upgrades during the 1960s saw this section of the road become a dual carriageway which effectively split the hamlet and isolated the larger part of Beeston from Sandy, pedestrian access being limited to a footbridge. Plans are afoot to reposition the road to bypass Beeston/Sandy but no date for this work has be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
