Beetley is a village and civil parish

Civil parish

In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...

 in the Breckland

Breckland (district)

Breckland District is a local government district in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in East Dereham.Breckland District derives its name from the Breckland landscape region, a gorse covered sandy heath of south Norfolk and north Suffolk...

 district of Norfolk

Norfolk

Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...

, England

England

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. According to the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,385. The village is situated four miles (6 km) north of Toftwood

Toftwood

Toftwood is a locality within the town of Dereham, in the county of Norfolk in the United Kingdom....

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The village has a primary school, and a public house called "The New Inn". The Gressenhall Museum of Rural Life is situated between Beetley and Gressenhall

Gressenhall

Gressenhall is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.It covers an area of and had a population of 1008 in 443 households as of the 2001 census...

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