| Houghton | |
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 The Street in New Houghton, showing the houses that were built in 1729 to replace those demolished to make way for Houghton Hall and park. | |
  Houghton Location within Norfolk | |
| Area | 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) |
| OS grid reference | TF791278 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KING'S LYNN |
| Postcode district | PE31 |
| Police | Norfolk |
| Fire | Norfolk |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Houghton is a small village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of 7.64 km2 (2.95 sq mi) and had a population of 69 in 36 households at the 2001 census.[1] At the 2011 census the population of the parish was again below 100, and was therefore included in the civil parish of West Rudham.
For the purposes of local government, Houghton falls within the district of King's Lynn and West Norfolk. It is the location of Houghton Hall, a large country house built by Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, who was born in the village in 1676.
- ^ Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Retrieved 20 June 2009.