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 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) Houghton Island is part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and the easternmost island in the Cole Islands group and National Park. It is located approximately 100 km south-east of Cape Melville, Queensland and measures approximately 73 hecta ...

Canada

Houghton Township, Ontario Norfolk County is a rural single-tier municipality on the north shore of Lake Erie in Southwestern Ontario, Canada with a 2016 population of 67,490. Despite its name, it is no longer a county by definition, as all municipal services are handled b ...

, a former township in Norfolk County, Ontario

New Zealand

Houghton Bay Houghton Bay and Valley is one of the southern suburbs of Wellington, New Zealand. It is located between Island Bay and Lyall Bay, on the rocky shores of the Cook Strait. It has two beaches, Houghton Bay and Princess Bay, used by surfers, swi ...

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 around ...

, 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 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; Restaurant ; hairdressers; a village hall, a school for Key Stage 1 & 2 pupils and a St. Jo ...

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 1 ...

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 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/settlement'. The village ...

, 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. The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details ar ...

, Darlington *

Houghton-le-Spring Houghton-le-Spring ( ) is a town in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East 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 is s ...

, Sunderland *

Houghton Park Houghton Park is a neighborhood in North Long Beach, California. Houghton Park is bounded by Orange Avenue to the east, Atlantic Avenue to the west, Artesia Boulevard to the north, and Harding Street to the south. History Three acres of land ...

, 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 village ...

, 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 be ...

Houghton Regis Houghton Regis is a market town and civil parishes in England, civil parish in Bedfordshire, East of England. The parish is located in Central Bedfordshire, which includes the hamlets of Bidwell, Bedfordshire, Bidwell, Thorn, Bedfordshire, Th ...

, 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 are ...

, Derbyshire *

Little Houghton (disambiguation) Little Houghton may refer to the following places in England: *Little Houghton, Northamptonshire * Little Houghton, South Yorkshire *Little Houghton House Little Houghton House is a Grade II*-listed, nineteenth century Manor House with parts g ...

Great Houghton (disambiguation) 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 Goldthor ...

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 (; ) is the largest city and seat of government of 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-largest city in the Uppe ...

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 geolog ...

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 (New York), hamlet (and census-designated place) located in the Town (New York), Town of Caneadea, New York, Caneadea in Allegany County, New York, Allegany County, western New York (state), New York, United States. The populat ...

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 Houghton Point is a cape in Bayfield County, Wisconsin, in the United States. History Houghton Point was named for Douglass Houghton, an explorer of the Keweenaw Peninsula The Keweenaw Peninsula ( , sometimes locally ) is the northernmost part ...

, a cape in Wisconsin *

Houghton Point, Michigan Houghton may refer to: Places Australia * Houghton, South Australia, a town near Adelaide * Houghton Highway, the longest bridge in Australia, between Redcliffe and Brisbane in Queensland * Houghton Island (Queensland) Canada * Houghton Township ...

, 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 Walp ...

, 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 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 of the ancient h ...

, 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 Houghton Lodge is a Grade II* listed house on the River Test in Hampshire, England which was built in the 1790s, probably intended as a fishing lodge. The architect is more than likely John Plaw, a disciple of John Nash for the Barnard family. ...

, 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 (1926–2 ...

* ''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 The Houghton Elevator was a grain elevator located at 315 West Vienna Street in Clio, Michigan. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. The site is now home to Dotty's Feed and Pet Supply; the original elevator buildings ...

, a grain elevator in Clio, Michigan *

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (; HMH) is an American publisher of textbooks, instructional technology materials, assessments, reference works, and fiction and non-fiction for both young readers and adults. The company is based in the Financial Dist ...

, 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 Moon ...

, 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 The Houghton telescope or Lurie–Houghton telescope is a catadioptric telescope. Houghton's original design was patented in 1944. Instead of the fairly hard to make Schmidt corrector plate, Schmidt and heavy meniscus corrector, meniscus (Maksutov) ...

, a catadioptric telescope * Houghton gooseberry cultivar