Honington, Warwickshire
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Honington, Warwickshire is an English
hamlet
and parish
in the Brailes
division of the hundred of Kington
, roughly two miles north of Shipston-on-Stour
.
The Village consists of approximately 60 houses that are contained within the Parish boundary.
The River Stour flows past the village on the western side and has a beautiful 5 arched 17 century bridge crossing it.
In the village, the half-timbered Magpie Cottage and the Shoemaker’s Cottage (situated on the Green opposite to the Gates and lodge entrance to Honington Hall) are impressive. The Hall was built in 1682 by Sir Henry Parker. Near to this All Saints church was re-built to resemble London Churches of the 1680’s but retains a 13th century tower.
Most of the dwellings in the centre of the village are between 100 and 300 years old and the lane through the centre makes Honington one of the most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds
.
The village has numerous apple trees in the gardens and surrounding fields and some of the villagers meet each year to gather them to make cider
.
A tradition has started in the village to have a cricket
match each summer. The players are drawn from the men in the village and the ladies of the village make tea and cakes.
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...
hamlet
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...
and parish
Parish
A parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
in the Brailes
Brailes
Brailes is a civil parish about east of Shipston-on-Stour in Warwickshire, England. It comprises the two villages of Lower and Upper Brailes but is often referred to as one village as the two adjoin each other...
division of the hundred of Kington
Kington (hundred)
Kington or Kineton was a historic hundred of the county of Warwickshire in England. The hundred covered the southern part of the county, and lay south of Warwick, between the River Avon on the west and the River Itchen on the east...
, roughly two miles north of Shipston-on-Stour
Shipston-on-Stour
Shipston-on-Stour is a town and civil parish on the River Stour about south of Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire. It is in the northern part of the Cotswolds, close to the boundaries with Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire....
.
The Village consists of approximately 60 houses that are contained within the Parish boundary.
The River Stour flows past the village on the western side and has a beautiful 5 arched 17 century bridge crossing it.
In the village, the half-timbered Magpie Cottage and the Shoemaker’s Cottage (situated on the Green opposite to the Gates and lodge entrance to Honington Hall) are impressive. The Hall was built in 1682 by Sir Henry Parker. Near to this All Saints church was re-built to resemble London Churches of the 1680’s but retains a 13th century tower.
Most of the dwellings in the centre of the village are between 100 and 300 years old and the lane through the centre makes Honington one of the most beautiful villages in the Cotswolds
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
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The village has numerous apple trees in the gardens and surrounding fields and some of the villagers meet each year to gather them to make cider
Cider
Cider or cyder is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. Cider varies in alcohol content from 2% abv to 8.5% abv or more in traditional English ciders. In some regions, such as Germany and America, cider may be termed "apple wine"...
.
A tradition has started in the village to have a cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
match each summer. The players are drawn from the men in the village and the ladies of the village make tea and cakes.