Houghton is a commuter village to the north of Carlisle within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It has a sub post office/grocers shop; Restaurant ; hairdressers; a village hall, a school for Key Stage 1 & 2 pupils and a St. John's church. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural. Hadrian's Wall runs past the village to the south along past Whiteclosegate. In 2018 it had an estimated population of 1168.[1] In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 the township had a population of 369.[2]

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Houghton
Houghton village green
Houghton Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Show map of the City of Carlisle district Houghton Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Area	0.378 km2 (0.146 sq mi)
Population	1,168 (2018 estimate)
• Density	3,090/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
OS grid reference	NY407593
Civil parish	Stanwix Rural
District	City of Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA3
Dialling code	01228
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54.925°N 2.924°W / 54.925; -2.924

A large garden centre has opened in the grounds of Houghton Hall,[3] a grade II listed structure.

See also

• Listed buildings in Stanwix Rural

References

External links

• Cumbria County History Trust: Stanwix (nb: provisional research only - see Talk page)

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