Great Houghton is a village and
civil parish
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in the
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England; the main settlement is Barnsley and other notable towns include Penistone, Wombwell and Hoyland.
The borough is bisected by the M1 motorway; it is rur ...
in
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
, England), on the border with
West Yorkshire
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. It lies to the west of
Thurnscoe
Thurnscoe is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Dearne North ward of the Barnsley MBC. Historic counties of England, Historically within ...
, 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
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. 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 calle
Sandhill The old school building that stood on the main street was demolished in 2007 and was replaced with a new
Private Finance Initiative
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primary school.
Some parts of Great Houghton were affected by the 2007 summer flooding, which caused extensive damage in neighbouring villages.
References
External links
Villages in South Yorkshire
Geography of the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
Civil parishes in South Yorkshire
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