In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Honingham like this:
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.
Honingham through time
Honingham is now part of Broadland district. Click here for graphs and data of how Broadland has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Honingham itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Honingham, in Broadland and Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/3026
Date accessed: 03rd May 2024
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