Hinwick
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Hinwick is a hamlet in the Borough of Bedford, north Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom; it is around nine miles north west of Bedford and is close to the county border with Northamptonshire. The hamlet is in the parish of Podington, which is sometimes called "Podington and Hinwick" and this parish was within Hundred of Willey. Hinwick was recorded in the Domesday Book in 1086 as Haneuuich, also spelt Heneuuiche [1] or Henewich and has also been recorded as Henewic and Hynewyk from the 1200s.[2]
Located around two miles south east of Hinwick are RAF Podington and Santa Pod Raceway.
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 also Bozeat 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.
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Hinwick, location at Map sources/GeoHack
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