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HONINGHAM, a village and a parish in St. Faith district, Norfolk. The village stands on a branch of the river Wensum, 6 miles NW of Hethersett r. station, and 8 W by N of Norwich; and has a post office under Norwich.The parish comprises 2, 563 acres. Real property £3, 439. Pop., 328. Houses, 71. The property belongs to Lord Bayning. Honingham Hall, the seat of Lord Bayning, is a Tudor mansion, in an extensive and well wooded park; and was built by Lord-chief-justice Richardson. The living is a vicarage, united with the vicarage of East Tuddenham, in the diocese of Norwich. Value, £502.* Patron, Lord Bayning. The church is an edifice of flint and stone, and has a tower.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Honingham CP/AP Norfolk AncC |
Place: | Honingham |
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