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	Great Houghton (other) Great Houghton may refer to: Great Houghton, Northamptonshire, England Great Houghton, South Yorkshire, England 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 op ..., 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 near Northampton in West Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 642. It lies on the edge of the large market town, on the Bedford Road (A428 The A428 road is a major road in central and eastern England. It runs between the cities of Coventry and Cambridge by way of the county towns of Northampton and Bedford. Together with the A421, (and the A43, M40 and the A34), the eastern se ...). The village has two pubs and a large village hall and playing fields. The village was also the home of Great Houghton School - a private day school which closed in 2014. The villages name means 'hill-spur farm/settlement'. 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 Civil parishes in Northamptonshire {{Northamptonshire-geo-stub ... [...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, and is located at approximately 53° 33' 20" north, 1° 21' west, at an elevation of around 60 m above sea level. 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 primary school calleSandhill 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 government procurement policy aimed at creating "public–private partnerships" (PPPs) where private firms are contracted to complete and manage public projects. Initially launched in 199 ... primary school. ... [...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 L&NWR was the largest joint stock company in the United Kingdom. In 1923, it became a constituent of the Lo ... 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 External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]