Honingham

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Village in Norfolk, England

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::summary Village in Norfolk, England ::

::data[format=table title="Infobox UK place"]

FieldValue
countryEngland
coordinates
os_grid_referenceTG102118
official_nameHoningham
population374
population_ref(2021 census)
shire_districtBroadland
shire_countyNorfolk
regionEast of England
civil_parishHoningham
constituency_westminsterBroadland and Fakenham
postcode_districtNR9
postcode_areaNR
post_townNORWICH
dial_code01603
static_imageFile:Honingham village sign - geograph.org.uk - 6796565.jpg
static_image_width240px
static_image_captionHoningham Village Sign
area_total_sq_mi4.07
hide_servicesYes
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Honingham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk.

Honingham is located 7 mi east of Dereham and 8 mi west of Norwich along the A47 and the River Tud.

Correct pronunciation

"Hunningham"; "Hunningum"

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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. The church is no longer open for Sunday service.

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

Honingham Hall

Main article: 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.

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. The memorial lists the following names for the First World War: ::data[format=table title=""]

RankNameUnitDate of deathBurial/Commemoration
Capt.Hedworth Fellowes MC11th King Edward's Own Lancers12 May 1917Hervin Farm Cemetery
Sgt.Edgar H. Fisher5th Bn., Norfolk Regiment19 Apr. 1917Gaza War Cemetery
Sgt.Joseph Fisher5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.19 Apr. 1917Gaza War Cemetery
Cpl.Albert G. Howard8th Bn., Norfolk Regt.11 Aug. 1917Menin Gate
LCpl.William Curson5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.20 Apr. 1917Deir al-Balah Cemetery
Pte.Edward E. Grief1st Bn., Bedfordshire Regiment12 May 1918Thiennes Cemetery
Pte.George E. Skipper8th Bn., Border Regiment8 Jul. 1916Étaples Military Cemetery
Pte.George E. Barker12th Bn., East Surrey Regiment22 Oct. 1918Harelbeke Cemetery
Pte.Wilfred C. Oswick23rd Bn., Royal Fusiliers21 Feb. 1917Dernancourt Cemetery
Pte.Walter Coleman1st Bn., Norfolk Regiment1 Jul. 1915St. Sever Cemetery
Pte.Arthur H. Hazell1st Bn., Norfolk Regt.6 May 1919St. Andrew's Churchyard
Pte.Wilfred S. Curtis5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.12 Aug. 1915Helles Memorial
Pte.Herbert T. Howard5th Bn., Norfolk Regt.1 Oct. 1915Helles Memorial
Pte.Reggie Stone7th Bn., Norfolk Regt.12 Oct. 1916Cabaret-Rouge Cemetery
Pte.William H. Jessup5th Cavalry Reserve Regiment11 Jul. 1918St. Andrew's Churchyard
P2CFrederick W. GrandRoyal Air Force3 Oct. 1918Deseronto Cemetery
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References

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".
  4. "Key to English Place-names".
  5. "Honingham {{!}} Domesday Book".
  6. "mnf3063 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  7. "Honingham (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location".
  8. "CHURCH OF ST ANDREW, Honingham - 1170701 {{!}} Historic England".
  9. "Honingham: St Andrew".
  10. "Norfolk Churches".
  11. "mnf7821 - Norfolk Heritage Explorer".
  12. "Honingham and East Tuddenham War Memorial, Honingham - 1458759 {{!}} Historic England".
  13. "Geograph:: Hackford to Hunworth :: War Memorials in Norfolk".

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