Houghton | |
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All Saints Church | |
Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 474 (2011 Census)[1] |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Stockbridge |
Postcode district | SO20 |
Dialling code | 01794 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Website | www |
Houghton (/ˈhoʊtən/ HOH-tən) is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The village is situated alongside the River Test. Its nearest town is Stockbridge, which lies approximately 1.8 miles (3 km) to the north-east. The village is a dispersed linear settlement, mostly strung out along the single road through the village, which broadly follows the course of the River Test north-south. Houghton is dominated by substantial agricultural/sporting estates at each end, the Houghton Lodge estate [2] to the north and the Bossington estate [3] to the south. Each owns a number of properties in the village.