Houghton may refer to:

Places

Australia

Houghton, South Australia Houghton is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills, in the City of Tea Tree Gully and the Adelaide Hills Council local government areas between Tea Tree Gully and Inglewood on the North East Road. His ...

, a town near Adelaide * Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland *

Houghton Island (Queensland) Houghton Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the easternmost island in the Cole Islands group and National Park. It is located approximately 100 km south-east of Cape Melville, Queensland and measures approximately 73 hecta ...

Canada

* Houghton Township, Ontario, a former township in Norfolk County, Ontario

New Zealand

Houghton Bay Houghton Bay and Valley is one of the southern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. It is located between Island Bay and Lyall Bay, on the rocky shores of the Cook Strait. It has two beaches, Houghton Bay and Princess Bay, used by surfers, sw ...

South Africa

Houghton Estate Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, north-east of the city centre. It is best known for being the home of Nelson Mandela. History Houghton was developed as a residential area around ...

, a suburb of Johannesburg

United Kingdom

* Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire * Houghton, Cambridgeshire *

Houghton, Cumbria 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. Jo ...

* Houghton, East Riding of Yorkshire * Houghton, Hampshire * Houghton, Norfolk *

Houghton Saint Giles Houghton Saint Giles is a village within the civil parish of Barsham in the English county of Norfolk. It has also been referred to as Houghton-le-Dale or Houghton-in-the-Hole. The villages name means 'hill-spur farm/settlement'. The village ...

, Norfolk * Houghton, Northumberland, a location in the United Kingdom * Houghton, Pembrokeshire *

Houghton, West Sussex Houghton () is a low-population, linear settlement with a large elevated tract of land which is mostly wooded and two main farms forming its civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is on the River Arun, where it has a bridg ...

Houghton-le-Side Houghton-le-Side is a small village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles to the south-west of Newton Aycliffe. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details a ...

, Darlington *

Houghton-le-Spring Houghton-le-Spring ( ) is a town in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham, it is now administered as part of the Tyne and Wear county. It is ...

, Sunderland * Houghton Park, Houghton-le-Spring *

Houghton Bank Houghton Bank is a village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles west of Newton Aycliffe, on the A68 between Darlington Darlington is a market town in the Borough of ...

, Darlington *

Houghton Conquest Houghton Conquest is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlet of How End. History Historically in the hundred of Redbornestoke, the name of the villa ...

, Bedfordshire *

Houghton on the Hill Houghton on the Hill is a village and civil parish lying to the east of Leicester in the Harborough district, in Leicestershire, East Midlands in England. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 1,524. An entry for Hou ...

, Leicestershire *

Houghton on the Hill, Norfolk Houghton on the Hill is a deserted medieval village in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, notable for its Grade I listed church. The only surviving buildings are a farm and St Mary's church. The church was rescued in the 1990s after ...

Houghton Regis Houghton Regis is a market town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, East of England. The parish is located in Central Bedfordshire, which includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn, and Sewell. Houghton Regis, along with its contiguous neighbo ...

, Bedfordshire *

New Houghton New Houghton is a former mining village in the Bolsover District of Derbyshire, England, from both Bolsover and Mansfield. Governance It lies within the civil parish of Pleasley. It is administered as part of the District of Bolsover. The ...

, Derbyshire *

Little Houghton (disambiguation) Little Houghton may refer to the following places in England: * Little Houghton, Northamptonshire *Little Houghton, South Yorkshire Little Houghton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. ...

Great Houghton (disambiguation) Great Houghton may refer to: * Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England * Great Houghton, South Yorkshire, England * Great Houghton Halt, a railway station in South Yorkshire, England *Great Houghton Cricket Club Great may refer to: Descriptions ...

United States

Houghton, Iowa Houghton is a city in Lee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 141 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Fort Madison– Keokuk, IA- MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography Houghton is located at (40.783009, -91.612605). A ...

Houghton, Michigan Houghton (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the U ...

Houghton County, Michigan Houghton County is a county in the Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 37,361. The county seat and largest city is Houghton. Both the county and the city were named for Michigan State geol ...

Houghton Lake, Michigan Houghton Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP is located within Denton, Lake, and Roscommon townships. The population was 5,294 at the time of the ...

, an unincorporated community * Houghton Lake (Michigan), a large lake *

Houghton Township, Michigan Houghton Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 103 at the 2020 census. The township consists of a mainland portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula and the county seat of Eagle River, as ...

Houghton, New York Houghton is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town of Caneadea in Allegany County, western New York, United States. The population was 1,693 at the 2010 census. Geography Houghton is located at (42.4270,-78.1557). According ...

Houghton, South Dakota Houghton is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. Its population is not tracked by the Census Bureau. History Houghton was platted in 1886. It was named for C. W. Houghton, an original owner of the town site. ...

Houghton, Washington Houghton is one of the lakeside neighborhoods of the city of Kirkland, Washington. Consisting mostly of upscale, single-family homes, Houghton overlooks Lake Washington and is one of the wealthier districts of the Eastside suburbs of Seattle. ...

Houghton Point Houghton Point is a cape in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, in the United States. History Houghton Point was named for Douglass Houghton, an explorer of the Keweenaw Peninsula The Keweenaw Peninsula ( , sometimes locally ) is the northernmost par ...

, a cape in Wisconsin * Houghton Point, Michigan, an unincorporated community Many of the places in the U.S. were named after geologist

Douglass Houghton Douglass Houghton (September 21, 1809 – October 13, 1845) was an American geologist and physician, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan. It was the site of a copper boom and extensive copper mining beginnin ...

Buildings

36 Houghton Drive 36 Houghton Drive is one of a pair of buildings (Stands 1123 and 1125) situated in the suburb of Houghton, Johannesburg with fine craftsmanship in the Arts and Crafts manner. The buildings were designed in 1919 by the architect Piercy Patrick E ...

, a building in Arts and Crafts style in Houghton, Johannesburg *

Houghton Hall Houghton Hall ( ) is a country house in the parish of Houghton in Norfolk, England. It is the residence of David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley. It was commissioned by the ''de facto'' first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Wa ...

, a stately home in Norfolk, England (Walpole seat) * Houghton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire, a country house in Yorkshire, England *

Houghton House Houghton House is a ruined mansion house in the parish of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building, positioned above the surrounding countryside, and commands excellent views. Built from 1615 to 1621, it is said that the ...

, a ruined country house in Bedfordshire, England * Houghton Lodge, a Gothic fishing lodge in Hampshire, England

Other uses

Houghton (surname) Houghton is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Adam Houghton (1310–1389), English or Welsh, Bishop of St. David's, Lord Chancellor of England * Alice Houghton (1849-1920), Canadian-born American broker * Amo Houghton (1926–20 ...

* ''Houghton'' (East Indiaman), five ships *

Houghton College Houghton University is a private Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York. Houghton was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton and is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.

, a Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York *

Houghton Elevator The Houghton Elevator was a grain elevator located at 315 West Vienna Street in Clio, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The site is now home to Dotty's Feed and Pet Supply; the original elevator buildings ...

, a grain elevator in Clio, Michigan * Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, an American educational and trade publishing company *

Houghton Winery Houghton Wines is an Australian winery originating in the Swan Valley wine region of Western Australia at the historic Houghton Estate. A subsidiary of Accolade Wines, the company operates four of Western Australia's largest vineyards at Moo ...

, a vineyard in Western Australia * The

Houghton family The Houghton family is a prominent New England and Upstate New York business family. The Corning Glass Works were founded and run by some members of the family. Family members and descendants Their family includes: * Amory Houghton Sr. (1812–18 ...

, American business family * Bev Houghton, fictional character in the Australian soap opera ''Number 96'' * Lurie–Houghton telescope, a catadioptric telescope * Houghton gooseberry cultivar