Little Houghton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. At the 2001 census it had a population of 618,[1] increasing to 659 at the 2011 Census.[2]

Little Houghton
Dearne Valley Sunrise Sun rising over Little Houghton and the golf course.
Little Houghton Location within South Yorkshire
Population	659 (2011)
Metropolitan borough	Barnsley
Metropolitan county	South Yorkshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Barnsley
Postcode district	S72
Dialling code	01226
Police	South Yorkshire
Fire	South Yorkshire
Ambulance	Yorkshire
UK Parliament	Barnsley East
List of places UK England Yorkshire 53°33′N 1°22′W

Access to the hamlet of Little Houghton is gained by travelling along Middlecliff Lane through the village of Middlecliffe. The larger village is made up of mainly council and ex-council houses.

Little Houghton was previously the site of two large coal mines. Houghton Main was a deep shaft mine and Dearne Valley a drift mine. Both mines are now closed and their sites have been landscaped, which has been partly funded by money from the European Union. Before the coal mines, the village was involved in agriculture and there were a number of farms in the village with associated cottages. Only two of the old farm buildings remain, but some have recently been converted into housing.

The two settlements come under Little Houghton Parish Council.[3]

Sports

In September 2006, Houghton Main, the local village cricket team won the Village Cup Final, held at Lord's Cricket Ground.[4]

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External links

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