Bittering is a hamlet in the

county A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

Norfolk, England Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and south-west, and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North ...

, now in the civil parish of

Beeston with Bittering Beeston with Bittering is a civil parish in the Breckland district of Norfolk Norfolk () is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in East Anglia in England. It borders Lincolnshire to the north-west, Cambridgeshire to the west and so ...

. It lies west of East Dereham and south of

Fakenham Fakenham is a market town and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is situated on the River Wensum, about north west of Norwich. The town is the junction of several local roads, including the A148 from King's Lynn to Cromer, the A1067 to Norw ...

. The area was formerly Little Bittering parish, which was annexed to the neighbouring Beeston. The mediaeval church of St Peter is a Grade II* listed building.

References

Notes

* Francis White, ''History, Gazetteer, and Directory, of Norfolk'' (1845, reprinted 1969) pp. 327–329

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Villages in Norfolk Breckland District {{Norfolk-geo-stub