Honingham

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Honingham
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Honingham
Location within Norfolk
Area4.07 sq mi (10.5 km2)
Population374 (2021 census)
•  Density 92/sq mi (36/km2)
OS grid reference TG102118
Civil parish
  • Honingham
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town NORWICH
Postcode district NR9
Dialling code 01603
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Norfolk
52°39′48″N1°06′30″E / 52.66345°N 1.10838°E / 52.66345; 1.10838

Honingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

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Honingham is located 7 miles (11 km) east of Dereham and 8 miles (13 km) west of Norwich along the A47 and the River Tud.

Correct pronunciation

"Hunningham" [1] ; "Hunningum" [2]

History

A hoard of Iceni silver coins were found in the parish in 1954 which were likely buried during the Boudican Revolt of 60 AD. [3]

Honingham's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for the homestead of Huna's people. [4]

In the Domesday Book, Honingham is listed as a settlement of 22 households hundred of Forehoe. In 1086, the village was part of the East Anglian estates of Alan, Count of Brittany. [5]

During the Second World War, parts of the parish became RAF Attlebridge which was used by No. 2 Group RAF, the 319th Bombardment Group and the 466th Bombardment Group. [6]

Geography

According to the 2021 census, Honingham has a population of 374 people which shows an increase from the 358 people recorded in the 2011 census. [7]

The River Tud passes through the village as does the A47, between Birmingham and Lowestoft.

St. Andrew's Church

Honingham's parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew and dates from the Fourteenth Century. St. Andrew's is located on Dereham Road and has been Grade II listed since 1961. [8] The church is no longer open for Sunday service. [9]

St. Andrew's was heavily restored during the Victorian era and features stained-glass windows designed by George W. Taylor. [10]

Honingham Hall

Honingham Hall was built in the Seventeenth Century and remained a private residence until it became a Barnardo's Home during the Second World War. The building was demolished in the 1960s. [11]

Notable Residents

Governance

Honingham is part of the electoral ward of Great Witchingham for local elections and is part of the district of Broadland.

The village's national constituency is Broadland and Fakenham which has been represented by the Conservative Party's Jerome Mayhew MP since 2019.

War Memorial

Honingham War Memorial is a wooden triptych at the junction of The Street and Hall Drive which was erected by a committee led by Ailwyn Fellowes and dedicated in 1919 by Bertram Pollock, Bishop of Norwich. [12] The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: [13]

RankNameUnitDate of DeathBurial/Commemoration
Capt.Hedworth Fellowes MC 11th King Edward's Own Lancers 12 May 1917 Hervin Farm Cemetery
Sgt.Edgar H. Fisher5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment 19 Apr. 1917 Gaza War Cemetery
Sgt.Joseph Fisher5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Apr. 1917 Gaza War Cemetery
Cpl.Albert G. Howard8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.11 Aug. 1917 Menin Gate
LCpl.William Curson5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.20 Apr. 1917 Deir al-Balah Cemetery
Pte.Edward E. Grief1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment 12 May 1918 Thiennes Cemetery
Pte.George E. Skipper8th Bn., Border Regiment 8 Jul. 1916 Étaples Military Cemetery
Pte.George E. Barker12th Bn., East Surrey Regiment 22 Oct. 1918 Harelbeke Cemetery
Pte.Wilfred C. Oswick23rd Bn., Royal Fusiliers 21 Feb. 1917 Dernancourt Cemetery
Pte.Walter Coleman1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment 1 Jul. 1915 St. Sever Cemetery
Pte.Arthur H. Hazell1st Bn., Norfolk Regt.6 May 1919St. Andrew's Churchyard
Pte.Wilfred S. Curtis5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.12 Aug. 1915 Helles Memorial
Pte.Herbert T. Howard5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.1 Oct. 1915 Helles Memorial
Pte.Reggie Stone7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.12 Oct. 1916 Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery
Pte.William H. Jessup 5th Cavalry Reserve Regiment 11 Jul. 1918St. Andrew's Churchyard
P2CFrederick W. Grand Royal Air Force 3 Oct. 1918 Deseronto Cemetery

References

  1. ↑ Hales, J. and Bennett, William. "Looking at Norfolk" (October 1971) Charles N. Veal & Company
  2. ↑ https://www.literarynorfolk.co.uk/norfolk_place_names.htm
  3. ↑ "mnf7818 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  4. ↑ "Key to English Place-names". kepn.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  5. ↑ "Honingham | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  6. ↑ "mnf3063 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  7. ↑ "Honingham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, Honingham - 1170701 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  9. ↑ "Honingham: St Andrew". www.achurchnearyou.com. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  10. ↑ "Norfolk Churches". www.norfolkchurches.co.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  11. ↑ "mnf7821 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer". www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Honingham and East Tuddenham War Memorial, Honingham - 1458759 | Historic England". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
  13. ↑ "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk". www.geograph.org.uk. Retrieved 26 May 2025.

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