Great Houghton (other)

	Great Houghton (other) Great Houghton may refer to: Great Houghton, Northamptonshire Great Houghton is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. The village lies on the edge of Northampton Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, Engla ..., England Great Houghton, South Yorkshire, England * Great Houghton Halt, a railway station in South Yorkshire, England * Great Houghton Cricket Club, a cricket club in Northampton, England {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Great Houghton, Northamptonshire Great Houghton is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England. The village lies on the edge of Northampton Northampton ( ) is a town and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. It is the county town of Northamptonshire and the administrative centre of the Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority of West Northamptonshire. The town is sit ..., on the A428 Bedford Road, around east-southeast of the town centre. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 census was 651. The name "Houghton" means "hill-spur farm/settlement". The village has two pubs and a large village hall and playing fields. It was also the home of Great Houghton School, a private day school which closed in 2014. 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. References Villages in Northamptonshire West Northamptonshire District Civi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Great Houghton, South Yorkshire Great Houghton is a village and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England), on the border with West Yorkshire. It lies to the west of Thurnscoe, on the B6411 road. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,261, increasing to 2,475 at the 2011 census. Great Houghton is a former mining village and its mines were served by the railway, which has since gone, but remains are still visible. The village has a Miners Welfare Hall which was built and completed in 1923 and handed over to Great Houghton Parish Council soon after. In 2024 Barnsley MBC funded The Miners Welfare Hall's full renovation under its Local Centre's Renovation works. Further works are planned in 2025 under the same funding initiative. The village had a primary school called Sandhill. The old school building that stood on the main street was demolished in 2007 and was replaced with a new Private Finance Initiative The private finance initiative (PFI) was a United Kingdom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Great Houghton Halt Great Houghton Halt was a small railway station on the Dearne Valley Railway (DVR) situated between Goldthorpe and Thurnscoe Halt and Grimethorpe Halt. The halt served the village of Great Houghton in South Yorkshire, England. The station opened on 3 June 1912. Originally named ''Houghton Halt'', it was renamed ''Great Houghton Halt'' a few weeks later, on 24 August 1912. At first, trains were operated on behalf of the DVR by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway; when that company amalgamated with the London and North Western Railway The London and North Western Railway (LNWR, L&NWR) was a British railway company between 1846 and 1922. In the late 19th century, the LNWR was the largest joint stock company in the world. Dubbed the "Premier Line", the LNWR's main line connec ... on 1 January 1922, the combined organisation (also known as the London and North Western Railway) absorbed the DVR on the same day. The station closed on 10 September 1951. References Externa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]