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Sheringham and Beeston Regis Commons is a 24.9-hectare (62-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Sheringham in Norfolk, England. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a Nature Conservation Review site [ 1 ] and part of the Norfolk Valley Fens Special Area of Conservation [ 3 ] and Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty .
Beeston Regis has the remains of an Augustinian priory known as Beeston Regis Priory [8] (St Mary in the Meadow). It was founded in 1216. It was founded in 1216. The priory is listed as Grade I [ 9 ] and is located on the eastern side of Beeston Regis common.
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 Sheringham.
It may also be known as Beeston All Saints or Beeston-next-Mileham to distinguish it from the three other villages in Norfolk named Beeston. Sir William Calthorpe made presentations to the rectory of Beeston in 1460, 1481 and 1492. [1] Keith Skipper, Eastern Daily Press journalist and champion of the Norfolk dialect, was born in the village. [2]
Up on Beeston Regis Heath there can be found circular pits called "Hills and Holes" (from the 1st edition of the Ordnance Survey map of the area), which are thought to date from prehistoric times. During the Saxon - Norman to Medieval periods these pits were dug to obtain iron ore , which was then smelted in a furnace to produce iron .
The North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest is an area of European importance for wildlife in Norfolk, England.It comprises 7,700 ha (19,027 acres) of the county's north coast from just west of Holme-next-the-Sea to Kelling, and is additionally protected through Natura 2000, Special Protection Area (SPA) listings; it is also part of the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural ...
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The ruins of St Mary's Priory, Beeston Regis. Much remains of the main priory church. The ruins indicate that the church nave, from the west wall to the transept, was about 75 feet (23 m) long, and 23 feet (7.0 m) wide, having a chancel added later. [5]