Honey Hill is a small elevation located in

West Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire is a Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority area in the Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England, and was created in 2021. It contains the county town of Northampton, as wel ...

, approximately 1 km northwest of Elkington . It is part of the

Northamptonshire Uplands The Northamptonshire Uplands are an English National Character Area that lie predominantly in the western half of the district of West Northamptonshire, with a small area of the NCA extending into Cherwell District, Oxfordshire, Harborough Distr ...

hill range, and forms the edge of the upland area and the flatter Vale of Rugby.

Geography

Views

The hill face provides views in a westerly, northerly and southerly direction over the Vale of Rugby and the

, notable views include those of

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, DIRFT, and the beginning of the A14. Further away, the

Watford Gap Watford Gap is a low-lying area between two hills in the English Midlands, near Daventry and the village of Watford in Northamptonshire. Engineers from Roman times onwards have found it to be the most practical route for connecting the Midlands ...

, Borough Hill, Arbury Hill, Catthorpe Interchange and even

Beacon Hill, Leicestershire Beacon Hill, near Loughborough, in Leicestershire, England, is a popular country park. It is one of several beacon hills in the United Kingdom. It is part of Beacon Hill, Hangingstone and Outwoods Site of Special Scientific Interest. Descript ...

can be seen. It is often cited as having some of the best views in the county.https://www.northantslive.news/whats-on/family-kids/hill-northamptonshire-you-can-walk-5276527 Honey Hill Evening

Human Settlement

The hill is located around 1 km northeast of Elkington, 2 km west of

Cold Ashby Cold Ashby is a village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 255 people, increasing to 278 at the 2011 census. The villages name means 'Ash-tree farm/settlement' or ' ...

, and 4 km northeast of

Yelvertoft Yelvertoft is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. At the time of the 2001 United Kingdom census, 2001 Census, the parish's population was 821, reducing to 764 at the 2011 ...

. There are 3 farms located on the hillside and the land on the hill is used for a mixture of arable and crop farming. To the east of the hill, there are two separate radio masts, both of which are located on farmland. Further east,

Golf Club is located. Many of the holes on the course are built on the hillside. Stanford Road, a minor road linking

and

Stanford Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly referred to as Stanford University, is a private research university in Stanford, California, United States. It was founded in 1885 by railroad magnate Leland Stanford (the eighth governor of and th ...

, runs along the top of the hill and down the north face before turning west and continuing along the Avon floodplain towards Stanford. The

Jurassic Way The Jurassic Way is a designated and signed long-distance footpath that connects the Oxfordshire town of Banbury with the Lincolnshire town of Stamford in England. It largely follows an ancient ridgeway traversing Britain; most of its route i ...

was officially opened on the hill in 1994 and the hill forms an approximate midpoint of the path.

References

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