Honeydon
Encyclopedia
Honeydon is a hamlet
located in the Bedford Borough
of Bedfordshire
, England
.
Honeydon lies in the civil parish
of Staploe
, and is close to Upper Staploe
and Begwary
. The settlement is also close to the border of Huntingdonshire
.
Hamlet (place)
A hamlet is usually a rural settlement which is too small to be considered a village, though sometimes the word is used for a different sort of community. Historically, when a hamlet became large enough to justify building a church, it was then classified as a village...
located in the Bedford Borough
Bedford (borough)
Bedford is a unitary authority with the status of a borough in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. Its council is based at Bedford, which is also the county town of Bedfordshire. The borough contains a single urban area, the 69th largest in the United Kingdom that comprises Bedford and...
of Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Honeydon lies in the civil parish
Civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a territorial designation and, where they are found, the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties...
of Staploe
Staploe
Staploe is a village and civil parish located in the Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire, England.Staploe was originally a hamlet of Eaton Socon. Under the Local Government Act 1958, Eaton Socon was merged with the neighbouring town of St Neots in Cambridgeshire...
, and is close to Upper Staploe
Upper Staploe
Upper Staploe is a hamlet located in the Bedford Borough of Bedfordshire, England.The settlement is close to Honeydon and Staploe, and forms part of the Staploe civil parish. Upper Staploe lies close to the county border with the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire....
and Begwary
Begwary
Begwary is a small hamlet located in the Wyboston, Chawston and Colesden parish of Bedfordshire, England. Begwary is situated to the north of the parish, near Colmworth and Honeydon.Begwary is a very small rural settlement...
. The settlement is also close to the border of Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
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Famous residents
- Joseph FieldingJoseph FieldingJoseph Fielding was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as the second president of the British Mission , coordinating the activities of missionaries in sections of the United Kingdom and parts of Europe. He was the brother of Mary Fielding, the second wife of Hyrum Smith,...
, early leader of the Latter Day Saint movementLatter Day Saint movementThe Latter Day Saint movement is a group of independent churches tracing their origin to a Christian primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the late 1820s. Collectively, these churches have over 14 million members...
, was born in Honeydon in 1797 - Ivor Spencer-ThomasIvor Spencer-ThomasIvor Spencer-Thomas was an inveterate inventor and improviser, in the forefront of developing agriculture and market gardening as a commercial enterprise...
, agricultural inventor and entrepreneur, lived in Honeydon during his childhood