Honing

Honing is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village is 15.3 miles north-northeast of Norwich, 13.3 miles south east of Cromer and 135 miles north-east of London. The village lies 3.9 miles east of the town of North Walsham. The nearest railway station is at Worstead on the Bittern Line which runs between Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport. The village and parish of Honing with Crostwight had in the 2001 census, a population of 319, but this fell to 312 at the 2011 Census. For the purposes of local government, the village falls within the district of North Norfolk.

Honing is a large parish in north-east of the county of Norfolk. Its northern boundary is with the civil parish of Witton whilst to the south is the parish of Dilham. West lies Worstead and on the eastern boundary is the parish of East Ruston. The disused North Walsham & Dilham Canal runs along the south-west boundary of the parish. There are several areas of common land within the parish, including Crostwight Common and Honing Common. The Weavers' Way long distance footpath runs across the south east corner of the parish along the old track bed of the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway that ran between North Walsham and Stalham. The Weavers Way runs for 56 miles between Cromer and Great Yarmouth. The village sign depicts a labourer honing his scythe. Since 1935, the civil parish of Honing has incorporated its very small neighbouring village of Crostwight. The name Honing derives from the Old English for something approaching settlement of the people at the hill or rock.

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