Towns & cities · East of England
Honington
Honington — village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Thurston · 9.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Honington is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,230 people. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Suffolk, England, UK". Coordinates: 52.3362°, 0.8035°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Forest SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Breckland Farmland SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Honington is a village and civil parish located in Bardwell Ward and Pakenham and Troston Wards of West Suffolk District Council, Suffolk in eastern England It is near to the border with Norfolk. It lies on the River Black Bourn, about 8 miles (13 km) from Bury St Edmunds and 6 miles (10 km) from Thetford, Norfolk. Much of the farmland belongs to the estate of the Duke of Grafton. The village is known for its RAF station, RAF Honington. It is also near two joint RAF/USAF airfields: RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall. Honington was the birthplace of the poet Robert Bloomfield. In 2011 the parish had a population of 1472.
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Background
History
The existence of the village is recorded in the Domesday Book. Before the dissolution of the monasteries under Henry VIII in the late 1530s, the land in the village was held by the abbot of the great monastery at Bury St Edmunds. The local lords of the manor were the dukes of Grafton in neighbouring Euston. The first Duke of Grafton, previously Earl of Euston, was Henry Fitzroy, the natural son of King Charles II by Countess of Castlemain. The third Duke of Grafton was briefly prime minister. The current Duke of Grafton is the 12th. The village's past residents include the pastoral poet Robert Bloomfield, born in Honington in 1766. His first and best known poem is "The Farmers Boy".
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- Coordinates
- 52.3362, 0.8035
- County
- Suffolk
- District
- West Suffolk
- Parish
- Honington
- Postcode
- IP31 1RB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket
- Population
- 1,230
- Nearest railway station
- Thurston — 9.6 km
- Official site
- www.stedmundsbury.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q1008407 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Honington, Suffolk (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: UK Honington (Suffolk).jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Honington?
- Honington is in Suffolk, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode IP31 1RB), in the parish of Honington.
- Is Honington a protected site?
- Yes — Honington is part of the Breckland Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Breckland Farmland SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Honington free to visit?
- Yes, Honington is free to enter.
- How do I get to Honington?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode IP31 1RB. It sits within the Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket parliamentary constituency.