Little Houghton, Northamptonshire
village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, UK
Little Houghton is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, located about 2 miles (3.2 km) east of Northampton. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 367 people, increasing to 412 at the 2011 census.
The villages name means 'hill-spur farm/settlement'.
The Church of England parish church is dedicated to St Mary the Virgin.
Just off the A428 road between Bedford and Northampton, the village overlooks old gravel pits, (now converted to reservoirs) and a canal. Just across the valley is Billing Aquadrome.
In the village is Little Houghton House a Grade II-Listed Manor House with roots back to 1685.
To the north at Clifford Hill by the river Nene is the surviving motte or mound of Little Houghton Castle.
“Little Houghton, Northamptonshire” enters the record as village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, UK. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Little, Houghton and Northamptonshire can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Oct 6, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q2613422. Authority coordinates are 52.231, -0.823. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2001, 2011 and 1685.
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