This sleepy part of Suffolk proved to be an ideal filming location for the 1970s British TV show Dad's Army.
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David Croft the co-writer of Dad's Army, 'Allo 'Allo!, Are You Being Served?, Hi-de-Hi!, etc. lived in Honington until his death in 2011.
The River Stour flows past the village on the western side and has a 5 arched 17th-century bridge crossing it.
He married Ann Townsend (?-1817) daughter of Joseph Townsend of Honington, Warwickshire.
He was rector of Honington in 1605, was elected Master in 1612, and was Vice-Chancellor in 1615/6 .
Sir Henry Parker, 2nd Baronet (1638-1713), of Honington, Warwickshire, was an English politician.