In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Honing like this:
HONING, a parish in Tunstead district, Norfolk; on the Ant navigation, 3½ miles SE of North Walsham r. station, and 15 NNE of Norwich. Post town, North Walsham, under Norwich. Acres, 1, 400. Real property, £2, 511. Pop., 304. Houses, 79. The property is much subdivided. The manor, with Honing Hall, belongs to George E. ...
Cubitt, Esq. The living is a vicarage, annexed to the vicarage of Dilham, in the diocese of Norwich. The church, with exception of the tower, was rebuilt about the end of last century; and it contains a brass of 1490. An endowed school has £15 a year, and other charities have £28.
Honing through time
Honing is now part of North Norfolk district. Click here for graphs and data of how North Norfolk has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Honing itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Honing in North Norfolk | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/2290
Date accessed: 20th April 2024
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