Honing

Other current and historical names

Haninga

Parish/Community: Honing
District/Borough: North Norfolk
County: Norfolk
Region: Eastern

Category: Populated Place
Type: Village

Latitude/Longitude: 52°47'49"N 1°27'0"E
Eastings/Northings: 632698, 327762
OS Grid: TG326277
Mapcode Local: GBR XH5.MGH
Mapcode Global: WHMSR.7YVG

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Honing within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Honing in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Honing, par. and ry. sta., N. Norfolk, 12½ miles NE. of Norwich, 1400 ac., pop. 321; P.O.; contains the seat of Honing Hall.

Honing in the Domesday Book

A village in Tunstead hundred, in the county of Norfolk.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Abbey of St Benet of Holme
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Edric the steersman
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Abbey of Holme
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Robert of Glanville (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ³⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £2 in 1086
- Households: 13 smallholders; 8 freemen
- Plough Teams: 2 lord's ploughs; 5 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 30 acres
- Woodland: 8 pigs
- Mills: 1
- Animals in 1086: 4 cattle; 12 pigs; 30 goats; 2 cobs
2nd Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Free man, one
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Ranulf brother of Ilger
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Humphrey nephew of Ranulf brother of Ilger (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 1 ¹⁄₈ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £1 in 1066; £1 in 1070; £1 in 1086
- Households: 8 villagers; 1 smallholder; 2 freemen
- Plough Teams: 1 lord's plough; 2 men's ploughs
- Meadow: 11 acres
- Woodland: 4 pigs
- Mills: 1
- Animals in 1066: 3 cattle
- Animals in 1086: 3 cattle; 3 pigs

British Place Names

Honing, Norfolk

Honing is a village in Norfolk

Honing in historic gazetteers

Honing in the Domesday Book