- Hinwick
infobox UK place
country = England
latitude= 52.24380
longitude= -0.63290
official_name= Hinwick
population =
shire_district= Bedford
shire_county =Bedfordshire
region= East of England
constituency_westminster= Bedford
post_town= WELLINGBOROUGH
postcode_district = NN29
postcode_area= NN
dial_code= 01933
os_grid_reference= SP932615
civil_parish=Podington /
Podington and HinwickHinwick is a hamlet in northwest
Bedfordshire ,England ,United Kingdom ; it is around nine miles north west ofBedford and is about 1 km (0.6 miles) east of the county border withNorthamptonshire which is also the postal county. The hamlet is in theparish ofPodington , which is sometimes called "Podington and Hinwick" and this parish was within theHundred of Willey . Hinwick was recorded in theDomesday Book in 1086 as Haneuuich, also spelt Heneuuiche [Domesday Book Online - Hinwick - Hineuuich(e) [http://www.domesdaybook.co.uk/bedfordshire1.html] ] or Henewich and has also been recorded as Henewic and Hynewyk from the 1200s. [British History Online - Hinwick - older spellings and their dates [http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=42387] ] Today Hinwick is within the electoral ward of Harrold which is in theBorough of Bedford .Located around two miles south east of Hinwick are
RAF Podington andSanta Pod Raceway .At the cross roads, to the north side of the hamlet isHinwick House , a manor house in its own grounds, built in 1709-14.Less than one mile north north east along the main road is the village of
Podington . Other nearby villages include,Farndish to the north and Wollaston to the north west, both just within two miles and alsoBozeat around two and a half miles south west. The centre of the larger town,Rushden , is around three and a half miles north north east.ee also
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Hinwick House References
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