Great Houghton, Northamptonshire
| Great Houghton | |
|---|---|
.svg.png)  Great Houghton Location within Northamptonshire | |
| Population | 651 (2021) |
| OS grid reference | SP79115886 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Northampton |
| Postcode district | NN4 |
| Dialling code | 01604 |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| Website | Great Houghton Parish Council |
Great Houghton is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England.[1] The village lies on the edge of Northampton, on the A428 Bedford Road, around 2.5 miles (4 km) east-southeast of the town centre. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 census was 651.[2]
The name "Houghton" means "hill-spur farm/settlement".[3] The village has two pubs and a large village hall and playing fields. It was also the home of Great Houghton School, a private day school which closed in 2014.[4]
The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[5]
References
- ^ "Planning". Great Houghton Parish Council. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ^ "Great and Little Houghton". Key to English Place-names. University of Nottingham.
- ^ Northampton Chronicle & Echo: Children and staff face uncertain future after Northamptonshire school closes Accessed 27 JUly 2014
- ^ "European Severe Weather Database".