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, South Australia, Tea Tree Gully and Inglewo ...

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

Canada

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

New Zealand

* Houghton Bay

South Africa

Houghton Estate Houghton Estate, often simply called Houghton, is an affluent suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa, north-east of the city centre. The area was designated for white residents as part of the Group Areas Act during the apartheid era and became kno ...

, a suburb of Johannesburg

United Kingdom

* Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire *

Houghton, Cambridgeshire Houghton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Houghton and Wyton, in Cambridgeshire, England, approximately east of Huntingdon on the A1123 road, and south of RAF Wyton. It lies on the north bank of the River Great Ous ...

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

Houghton, Norfolk Houghton is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. Houghton is located north-east of King's Lynn and north-west of Norwich. History Houghton's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for hill- ...

Houghton Saint Giles Houghton Saint Giles is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Barsham, in the English county of Norfolk. The village has also been referred to as Houghton-le-Dale or Houghton-in-the-Hole. Houghton Saint Giles is located ...

, 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 brid ...

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. Details are now maintained within the parish of Walworth ...

, Darlington *

Houghton-le-Spring Houghton-le-Spring ( ) is a town in the Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear, 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 lies betw ...

, Sunderland * Houghton Park, Houghton-le-Spring * Houghton Bank, 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 In the Domesday Book of 1086, Adeliza de Grandmesnil was tenant-in ...

, 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 Hough ...

, Leicestershire *

Houghton on the Hill, Norfolk Houghton on the Hill is a deserted medieval village and former civil parish, now in the parish of North Pickenham in the Breckland district of Norfolk, England, notable for its Grade I listed church. The only surviving buildings are a farm a ...

Houghton Regis Houghton Regis is a market town and civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Thorn and Sewell. Houghton Regis, together with its contiguous neighbours of Dunsta ...

, Bedfordshire *

New Houghton New Houghton is a former mining village in the Bolsover District Derbyshire, 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 Bolso ...

, Derbyshire *

Little Houghton (disambiguation) Little Houghton may refer to the following places in England: *Little Houghton, Northamptonshire Little Houghton is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England, located about east of Northampton. At the time of the 2001 census, ...

Great Houghton (disambiguation) 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 North ...

United States

Houghton, Iowa Houghton is a city in Lee County, Iowa, Lee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 141 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Fort Madison–Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area, Fort Madison-Keokuk Mi ...

Houghton, Michigan Houghton (; ) is the largest city and county seat of Houghton County, Michigan, 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-larges ...

Houghton County, Michigan Houghton County (; ) is a County (United States), county in the Upper peninsula, Upper Peninsula in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 37,361. The county seat and largest city is Ho ...

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 population was 5,294 during the 2020 census, making it the largest unincorporated community in Northern ...

, 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 72 at the 2020 census. The township consists of a mainland portion of the Keweenaw Peninsula and the county seat of Eagle River, as well ...

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). Accordin ...

* Houghton, South Dakota *

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, 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 beginning ...

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 ...

, 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 the 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley. It was commissioned by the '' de facto'' first British Prime Minister, Sir Robert Walpole, in 1722, ...

, 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 th ...

, 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– ...

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

Houghton College Houghton University is a Private university, private Christian liberal arts college in Houghton, New York, United States. Houghton was founded in 1883 by Willard J. Houghton and is affiliated with the Wesleyan Church.Houghton Elevator, a grain elevator in Clio, Michigan *

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Company ( ; HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, and reference works. The company is based in the Financial District, Boston, Boston Financial District. It was fo ...

, an American educational and trade publishing company *

Houghton Winery Houghton Wines is an Australian winery originating in the Swan Valley (Western Australia), Swan Valley wine region of Western Australia at the historic Houghton Estate. A subsidiary of Accolade Wines, the company operates four of Western Austr ...

, 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– ...

, American business family *

Bev Houghton ''Number 96'' is an Australian primetime soap opera that aired on 0-10 Network (the forerunner of what is now Network Ten) and was produced by Cash Harmon Television from 13 March 1972 to 11 August 1977, originally broadcast in the primetime sl ...

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