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. Hi ...

, a town near Adelaide *

Houghton Highway The Houghton Highway is a reinforced concrete viaduct, the second bridge to be built across Hays Inlet at Bramble Bay connecting the cities of Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland, Australia (the first bridge was the Hornibrook Bridge). T ...

, 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. It is best known for being the home of Nelson Mandela. History Houghton was developed as a residential area aroun ...

, a suburb of Johannesburg

United Kingdom

Hanging Houghton Hanging Houghton is a small village in West Northamptonshire in England. It is on the A508 road between Brixworth and Lamport, in the civil parish of Lamport. The villages name means 'Houghton (= hill-spur farm/settlement) on a steep slope'. ...

, Northamptonshire *

Houghton, Cambridgeshire Houghton is a village 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 Ouse, by Houghton Mill. Houghton is in the civil parish of Houghton a ...

* Houghton, Cumbria *

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. Houghton Hall was designated a Grade I listed building in ...

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 (3 km) to the north-eas ...

Houghton, Norfolk Houghton is a small village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It covers an area of and had a population of 69 in 36 households at the 2001 census. At the 2011 census the population of the parish was again below 100, and was ...

Houghton Saint Giles Houghton Saint Giles is a village within the civil parish of Barsham, Norfolk, 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/settlemen ...

, 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 br ...

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 Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, England. Founded ...

, Darlington * Houghton-le-Spring, 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 and Bishop Auckland Bishop Auckland () is a market t ...

, 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 villag ...

, 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 Hought ...

, 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 b ...

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 neighbour ...

, 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 ar ...

, Derbyshire *

Little Houghton (disambiguation) Little Houghton may refer to the following places in England: * Little Houghton, Northamptonshire * Little Houghton, South Yorkshire * Little Houghton House, in Little Houghton, Northamptonshire * Littlehoughton, a a location in Northumberland, UK ...

Great Houghton (disambiguation) Great Houghton may refer to: *Great Houghton, Northamptonshire Great Houghton is a village near Northampton in West Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used f ...

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 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 geolo ...

Houghton Lake, Michigan Houghton Lake is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Roscommon County in the U.S. state of Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper ...

, an unincorporated community *

Houghton Lake (Michigan) Houghton Lake is a lake in Roscommon County, Michigan. 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 an ...

, 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 w ...

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, 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, 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 Houghton Hall, Sancton, near Market Weighton, is a Grade I listed building, listed Georgian country mansion in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England, set in an estate of . Located on the estate is the village of Sancton and the vestigial remains ...

, 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'' (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, 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