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Situated
around the crossroads where the A165 crosses the B1249 Beeford is
a long, spread out village with estates and houses branching off
the two main streets. The village shop has once again closed down
but there is still the village post office, a local butchers shop
and a large doctors surgery which serves the village and the
surrounding area.
The village can also boast two public
houses, The Tiger and The Yorkshire Rose, and a Fish Shop and
Supper Room. The supper room started life as the village
blacksmith’s shop then became a cycle repair shop and during
the 2nd World War was a soldier’s wash room. It was then a
plumber’s and electrician’s showroom before becoming the
fish shop once again.
Along the main street can be found
the Methodist Chapel which was built in 1868, Beeford C of E
Primary School and the Community Centre which was built after
funds were raised by the villagers themselves.
All the
houses and gardens in the Village are tidy and well cared for and
so too is the church of St Leonard. A lovely stone church with a
15th Century embattled western tower with a statue on the outside
of the tower which stands above a beautiful stained glass window.
Inside the chancel lies the effigy of Rev Thomas Tonge, who was a
former rector at the church, dated 1472.
The surrounding
area is mainly of very flat agricultural land. There are a large
number of farms and small holdings which surround the village,
some which offer camping and caravanning and bed and breakfast
facilities. 
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