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Honicknowle, Plymouth — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Once part of Knackersknowle, Honicknowle is a ward of Plymouth hemmed in by West Park, Crownhill, Ham, Whitleigh and Pennycross.
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Where to stay in Honicknowle
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
A ward of Plymouth surrounded by five more of them, Honicknowle gives the visitor a residential street address rather than a reception desk, and the difference matters when the booking is made. St Francis is the landmark. Rooms cluster in Plymouth proper, and Honicknowle's neighbours, West Park and Crownhill and Pennycross among them, are residential in much the same way.
Whitleigh and Ham sit on the other side.
Few places to stay in Honicknowle — most visitors book in Plymouth nearby.
About Honicknowle
What are the main landmarks in Honicknowle?
St Francis, and then the boundaries. The record gives Honicknowle a single listed building, so the things worth walking to are mostly the neighbouring areas, and the ward shares a line with West Park, Crownhill, Ham, Whitleigh and Pennycross alike. Knackersknowle is the older name for the same ground.
Nothing else on the district register competes with it, which leaves St Francis carrying the whole of Honicknowle's listed heritage.
What is the history of Honicknowle?
The ward was Knackersknowle first. Honicknowle was previously counted as part of that older unit, and it stands on the books instead as an area and ward of the city of Plymouth, in the English county of Devon. West Park and Whitleigh border it.
The change of name is the clearest event the record keeps for this piece of Plymouth, and St Francis is the only structure it lists from any period.
Where is Honicknowle?
West Park, Crownhill, Ham, Whitleigh and Pennycross all meet the edges of Honicknowle, the Plymouth ward once counted as part of Knackersknowle.
Common questions
What is the best area to stay in Honicknowle?
Plymouth: visitors who need a desk to check in at, with Honicknowle a short run out.
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Updated September 2026