Honeydon

Honeydon
Honeydon Location within Bedfordshire
OS grid reference	TL137587
Civil parish	Staploe
Unitary authority	Bedford
Ceremonial county	Bedfordshire
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BEDFORD
Postcode district	MK44
Dialling code	01234
Police	Bedfordshire
Fire	Bedfordshire and Luton
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	North East Bedfordshire
List of places UK England Bedfordshire 52°12′55″N0°20′12″W / 52.21528°N 0.3368°W / 52.21528; -0.3368

Honeydon is a hamlet located in the Borough of Bedford in Bedfordshire, England.

Honeydon lies in the civil parish of Staploe (where the 2011 Census population was included), ^[1] and is close to Upper Staploe and Begwary. The settlement is also close to the border of Cambridgeshire.

Famous residents

• Joseph Fielding, early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement, born in Honeydon in 1797
• Mary Fielding Smith, wife of Hyrum Smith and mother of Joseph F. Smith, early leaders of the Latter Day Saint movement, born in Honeydon in 1801

References

1. "Staploe PC". Staploeduloehoneydonparishcouncil.bedsparishes.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 25 April 2013. Retrieved 6 August 2012.