It was originally an ancient parish in the Black Torrington hundred of northwest Devon.

With about thirty inhabitants in 1066, the village is mentioned in the Domesday Book as "Honechercha".

[2] In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Honeychurch in the following:[3] "HONEY-CHURCH, a parish in Okehampton district, Devon; near the river Taw, 2 miles WNW of North Tawton r. station, and 5½ ESE of Hatherleigh.

[7] The 12th-century church, dedicated to Mary, is largely in its original state, save for the addition of the 15th-century three-bell tower and 16th-century portico in the south facade.

[8] Media related to Honeychurch, Devon at Wikimedia Commons