Houghton
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Buildings

  • Houghton Hall
    Houghton Hall
    Houghton Hall is a country house in Norfolk, England. It was built for the de facto first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, and it is a key building in the history of Palladian architecture in England...

    , a country house in Norfolk, England (residence of Sir Robert Walpole)
  • Houghton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Houghton Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Houghton Hall is a stately home in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, set in . Located on the estate is the village of Sancton. The hall is a Grade I listed building....

    , a stately home in Yorkshire, England
  • Houghton House
    Houghton House
    Houghton House is a ruined house located near Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire, on the ridge just north of Ampthill, and about 8 miles south of Bedford. It is a Grade I listed building....

    , a ruined house in Bedfordshire, England

Australia

  • Houghton, South 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.-History:...

    , a town near Adelaide
  • Houghton Highway
    Houghton Highway
    The Houghton Highway is a reinforced concrete viaduct, shortening the road distance between the cities of Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland, Australia...

    , the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland
  • Houghton Island (Queensland)

United Kingdom

  • Houghton, Cambridgeshire
    Houghton, Cambridgeshire
    Houghton is a village in the English county of Cambridgeshire. Prior to 1974, it was part of the former county of Huntingdonshire. The village is in the civil parish of Houghton and Wyton and is situated between Huntingdon and St Ives on the A1123 road, and not far south of RAF Wyton...

  • Houghton, Cumbria
    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; equestrian shop; 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...

  • Houghton, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Houghton, East Riding of Yorkshire
    Houghton is a hamlet in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is situated approximately south of the market town of Market Weighton.It forms part of the civil parish of Sancton.-References:...

  • Houghton, Hampshire
    Houghton, Hampshire
    Houghton is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The village is situated alongside the River Test. Its nearest town is Stockbridge, which lies approximately 1.8 miles north-east from the village. The village is mostly strung out along the single road...

  • Houghton, Northumberland
  • Houghton, Pembrokeshire
    Burton, Pembrokeshire
    Burton is a small village in south Pembrokeshire, Wales. The village is set on a hill overlooking the River Cleddau.The setting of the village makes it a popular holiday destination . It enjoys views of the Cleddau estuary to the south east and west and has a waterfront pub on the river...

  • Houghton, West Sussex
    Houghton, West Sussex
    Houghton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the River Arun five kilometres to the north of Arundel...

  • Houghton-le-Side
    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....

    , Darlington
  • Houghton-le-Spring
    Houghton-le-Spring
    Houghton-le-Spring is part of the City of Sunderland in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England that has its recorded origins in Norman times. It is situated almost equidistant between the cathedral city of Durham 7 miles to the south-west and the centre of the City of Sunderland about 6...

    , Sunderland
  • Houghton Bank
    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 and Bishop Auckland....

    , Darlington
  • Houghton Conquest
    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:...

    , Bedfordshire
  • Houghton on the Hill
    Houghton on the Hill
    Houghton on the Hill is a village lying six miles to the east of Leicester in the East Midlands in England.An entry for Houghton on the Hill is recorded in the Domesday Book....

    , Leicestershire
  • Houghton Regis
    Houghton Regis
    Houghton Regis is a town and civil parish sandwiched between the major towns of Luton to the east and Dunstable to the west. The parish includes the ancient hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell...

    , Bedfordshire
  • New Houghton
    New Houghton
    New Houghton is a small rural former coal-mining village in Derbyshire, England, approx. three miles from Bolsover and Mansfield.-Governance:It lies within the civil parish of Pleasley. It is administered as part of the District of Bolsover...

    , Derbyshire
  • New Houghton, Norfolk
  • Little Houghton (disambiguation)
  • Great Houghton (disambiguation)

United States

  • Houghton, Iowa
    Houghton, Iowa
    Houghton is a city in Lee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 130 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Houghton is located at ....

  • Houghton, Michigan
    Houghton, Michigan
    Houghton is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan's Upper Peninsula and largest city in the Copper Country on the Keweenaw Peninsula. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 7,708. It is the county seat of Houghton County...

  • Houghton County, Michigan
    Houghton County, Michigan
    -National protected areas:* Keweenaw National Historical Park * Ottawa National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 36,016 people, 13,793 households, and 8,137 families residing in the county. The population density was 36 people per square mile . There were 17,748 housing...

  • Houghton Lake, Michigan
    Houghton Lake, Michigan
    Houghton Lake is an unincorporated community in Roscommon Township, Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The Census Bureau has defined a census-designated place for statistical purposes with the same name. The population was 3,749 at the 2000 census.The community is situated on the...

    , an unincorporated community
  • Houghton Lake (Michigan)
    Houghton Lake (Michigan)
    Houghton Lake is a large lake in Roscommon County. The unincorporated community of Prudenville is at the southeastern end of the lake, while the unincorporated communities of Houghton Lake and Houghton Lake Heights are on the southwest and west shores...

    , a large lake
  • Houghton Township, Michigan
    Houghton Township, Michigan
    Houghton Township is a civil township of Keweenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 204 at the 2000 census. The township includes a portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula and also the northern half of Isle Royale.-Geography:...

  • Houghton, New York
    Houghton, New York
    Houghton is a hamlet located in the Town of Caneadea in Allegany County, New York. The population was 1,748 at the 2000 census.Houghton College is a private, coeducational college next to the hamlet.-Geography:...

  • Houghton, South Dakota
    Houghton, South Dakota
    Houghton is an unincorporated community in Brown County, South Dakota, United States. Although not tracked by the Census Bureau, Houghton has been assigned the ZIP code of 57449.-Notable natives:...

  • Houghton, Washington
    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. The village was named for Willard Houghton, a local...


Many of the places in the U.S. were named after geologist Douglass Houghton
Douglass Houghton
Douglass Houghton was an American geologist and physician, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan.-Early life and education:...

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People

  • Adam Houghton
    Adam Houghton
    Adam Houghton , also known as Adam de Houghton, was Bishop of St David's from 1361 until his death and Lord Chancellor of England from 1377 to 1378....

     (1310-1389), Bishop of St. David's, Lord Chancellor of England
  • Amo Houghton
    Amo Houghton
    Amory "Amo" Houghton Jr. is a politician from the state of New York, a retired member of the House of Representatives, and member of one of upstate New York's most prominent families in business, the Houghton family.-Early life:...

     (born 1926), New York politician
  • Amory Houghton
    Amory Houghton
    Amory Houghton served as United States Ambassador to France and National President of the Boy Scouts of America.-Family:...

     (1899–1981), American diplomat and scouting notable
  • Arthur Boyd Houghton
    Arthur Boyd Houghton
    Arthur Boyd Houghton , who usually signed his name A. B. Houghton, was a British painter and illustrator.Born in Kotagiri, Madras, India on 13 March 1836 and died in London on 25 Nov 1875....

     (1836–1875), British painter and illustrator
  • Bob Houghton (born 1947), English football manager
  • Buck Houghton
    Buck Houghton
    Archible Ernest "Buck" Houghton was an American television producer best known for producing the first three seasons of The Twilight Zone, as well as many other television programs from the 1950s through the 1990s...

     (1915–1999), American television producer
  • Chantelle Houghton
    Chantelle Houghton
    Chantelle Vivien Houghton is an English glamour model and television personality. She was the first 'non-celebrity' to feature in the Channel 4 reality TV show Celebrity Big Brother in 2006....

     (born 1983), participant in Celebrity Big Brother
  • Charles Frederick Houghton
    Charles Frederick Houghton
    Charles Frederick Houghton was a Canadian rancher, justice of the peace, politician and soldier.-Military career:Born in County Kilkenny, Ireland, he was commissioned into the 57th Foot without purchase in 1855...

     (1839–1898), Canadian politician
  • Daniel Houghton
    Daniel Houghton
    Daniel Houghton was an Irish explorer and one of the earliest Europeans to travel through the interior of West Africa.-Early life and family:...

     (1740–1791), Irish explorer of Africa
  • Don Houghton
    Don Houghton
    Don Houghton was a British television screenwriter.Born in Paris, Houghton started writing for radio in 1951 before moving into film and television in 1958...

     (1930–1991), British television screenwriter
  • Douglas Houghton, Baron Houghton of Sowerby (1898–1996), British Labour politician
  • Douglass Houghton
    Douglass Houghton
    Douglass Houghton was an American geologist and physician, primarily known for his exploration of the Keweenaw Peninsula of Michigan.-Early life and education:...

     (1809–1845), American geologist
  • Eric Houghton
    Eric Houghton
    William Eric Houghton , was an English footballer and manager.Eric Houghton was born in Billingborough, Lincolnshire and educated at Donington Grammar School. He signed for Aston Villa as a seventeen-year-old and played in the Villa side for two decades, scoring 170 goals in 392 games...

     (1910–1996), English football player and manager
  • Harry Houghton
    Harry Houghton
    Harry Houghton was a spy for the People's Republic of Poland and the USSR during the Cold War. He was a member of the Portland Spy Ring.-Early life:...

     (1906-?), British naval officer who spied for the Polish and Soviet secret services
  • Israel Houghton
    Israel Houghton
    -Other recordings :* "Champions for Christ" - Hi5 * "Where Are the Fathers?" from He-Motions * "Send Me to the Nations" from A Wing & A Prayer...

     (born 1971), American Christian music singer
  • James Houghton (born 1948), American actor and writer
  • James R. Houghton
    James R. Houghton
    James R. Houghton is the retired Chairman of the Board of Corning Incorporated.Houghton earned Bachelor of Arts and master of business administration degrees from Harvard University . He is currently a senior fellow of Harvard College, a member of the Harvard Corporation. Mr...

    , American businessman
  • John Houghton (martyr) (died 1535), English Catholic priest and martyr
  • John T. Houghton
    John T. Houghton
    As co-chair of the IPCC, he defends the IPCC process, in particular against charges of failure to consider non-CO2 explanations of climate change. In evidence to, the Select Committee on Science and Technology in 2000 he said:...

     (born 1931), British scientist
  • John Houghton (politician), Isle of Man politician
  • John Houghton (footballer), New Zealand international football (soccer) player
  • Katharine Houghton
    Katharine Houghton
    Katharine Houghton is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Joanna "Joey" Drayton, a Caucasian woman who brings home an African-American fiancé to meet her parents, in the 1967 film Guess Who's Coming to Dinner...

     (born 1945), American actress
  • Nick Houghton
    Nick Houghton
    General Sir John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton, GCB, CBE, ADC Gen. is a senior officer in the British Army, currently serving as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff, the deputy to the Chief of the Defence Staff, the head of Britain's Armed Forces; based at the Ministry of Defence, London.-Early life:Born...

     (born 1954), British Army officer
  • Peter Houghton
    Peter Houghton
    Peter Houghton , was the longest surviving artificial heart transplant patient in the UK.Houghton was implanted with a Jarvik 2000 heart pump at the John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, England, by professor Stephen Westaby, on 20 June 2000 owing to severe heart failure...

     (1938–2007), artificial heart transplant patient
  • Peter Houghton (footballer)
    Peter Houghton (footballer)
    Peter Houghton is a former English footballer. He played in The Football League for four clubs from 1978 to 1988.-Playing career:...

     (born 1954), English footballer
  • Ray Houghton
    Ray Houghton
    Raymond James "Ray" Houghton is a retired Scottish-born footballer who represented the Republic of Ireland at international level, qualifying through his Irish father...

     (born 1962), Scottish-born Irish footballer
  • Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
    Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton
    Richard Monckton Milnes, 1st Baron Houghton FRS was an English poet, patron of literature and politician.-Background and education:...

     (1809–1885), English poet and politician
  • Sherman Otis Houghton
    Sherman Otis Houghton
    Sherman Otis Houghton was an American politician from California.-Biography:He was born in New York City on April 10, 1828...

     (1828–1914), American politician
  • Stanley Houghton (1881–1913), English playwright
  • Thomas Houghton
    Thomas Houghton
    Thomas Houghton was an Irish born Anglican Clergyman and long-time editor of the Gospel Magazine. He was born in Cork in 1859, and died in Bristol on 26 January 1951.After studying for the ministry in Manchester he was ordained in 1885...

     (1859–1951), Irish-born Anglican clergyman
  • Vasey Houghton
    Vasey Houghton
    William Vasey Houghton MLC , better known as Vasey Houghton, was an Australian politician, grazier, and conservationist. He was one of the longest-serving members of the Victorian State Parliament, spending eighteen years as a Member of the Legislative Council, nine of them on the front bench...

     (1921–2001), Australian politician

Other

  • Houghton College
    Houghton College
    Houghton College is a Christian liberal arts college affiliated with the Wesleyan Church. The college is a member of both the Christian College Consortium and the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities...

    , a Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York
  • Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, an American educational publishing company
  • Houghton Winery
    Houghton Winery
    Houghton Winery is one of the earliest established vineyards and wineries in Western Australia. It is situated on Great Northern Highway in the Swan Valley near Upper Swan....

    , a vineyard in Western Australia
  • the Houghton family
    Houghton family
    The Houghton Family is a prominent New England and Upstate New York business family. Members of the family are founders of Corning Glass Works.- Family members and decendents:Their family includes:...

    , American business family
  • Bev Houghton
    Bev Houghton
    Bev Houghton was a fictional character in the 1970s Australian soap opera Number 96. She was the daughter of wealthy socialite Claire Houghton , and despite her beauty and revealing costumes was revealed to be a virgin afraid of sex...

    , fictional character in the Australian soap opera Number 96
  • Lurie–Houghton telescope, a catadioptric telescope
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