Great Houghton is a village near Northampton in West Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 642.[1] It lies on the edge of the large market town, on the Bedford Road (A428). The village has two pubs and a large village hall and playing fields. The village was also the home of Great Houghton School - a private day school which closed in 2014.[2]

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Great Houghton
Great Houghton Location within Northamptonshire
Population	642 (2011)
OS grid reference	SP79115886
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Northampton
Postcode district	NN4
Dialling code	01604
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.22275°N 0.841141°W / 52.22275; -0.841141

The villages name means 'hill-spur farm/settlement'.[3]

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.[4]

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