Beighton

Beighton is a village and civil parish in the Broadland district of Norfolk, England, about 2 miles south-west of Acle and 13 miles east of Norwich. It covers an area of 7.63 square kilometres and in 2011 had a population of 436 in 185 households.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Acle railway station and Lingwood railway station.

Acle railway station

Railway station

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Acle railway station is a stop on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the town of Acle, in Norfolk. It lies 10 miles 34 chains down the line from Norwich on the route to Great Yarmouth.

Lingwood railway station

Railway station

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lingwood railway station is on the Wherry Lines in the east of England, serving the village of Lingwood, Norfolk. It is 7 miles 78 chains down the line from Norwich on the route to Great Yarmouth and is situated between Brundall and Acle.

Church of St Edmund

Church

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Acle and Halvergate.

Acle

Photo: Dr Neil Clifton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Acle is a market town in Norfolk. With a population of nearly 3,000 the town lies midway between Norwich and Great Yarmouth. It lies on an important road route having the only bridge across the River Bure between Great Yarmouth and Wroxham and Hoveton.

Halvergate

Village

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Halvergate is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, between the Rivers Bure and Yare. The civil parish also includes the hamlet of Tunstall. Halvergate is located 2.8 miles south-east of Acle and 12 miles east of Norwich.

Lingwood

Village

Photo: Evelyn Simak, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lingwood is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Lingwood and Burlingham, in the Broadland district, in the English county of Norfolk.

Beighton

Type: Locality
Location: Broadland, Norfolk, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6164° or 52° 36′ 59″ north

Longitude

1.5317° or 1° 31′ 54″ east

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

United Nations Location Code

GB GHO

Open location code

9F43JG8J+GM

GeoNames ID

7301862

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