Houghton, Cumbria

Houghton
Houghton village green
Houghton Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria Show map of the former City of Carlisle district Houghton Location within Cumbria Show map of Cumbria
Area	0.378 km^2 (0.146 sq mi)
Population	1,168 (2018 estimate)
• Density	3,090/km^2 (8,000/sq mi)
OS grid reference	NY407593
Civil parish	Stanwix Rural
District	Cumberland
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

Houghton is a village to the north of Carlisle in Cumberland, Cumbria, England. 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 1,168.[1] In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 the township had a population of 369.[2]

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

1. "Houghton". City Population De. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
2. "History of Houghton, in Carlisle and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
3. Donald, Caroline. "The new garden at Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk,"^[dead link‍] The Times (London). 11 May 2008.

External links

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

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