Leicestershire
Harborough District
Houghton on the Hill

Houghton on the Hill

Houghton on the Hill is a village and civil parish lying six miles to the east of in the Harborough district, in , in England.
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  • Type: Village with 1,520 residents
  • Description: village in Leicestershire, UK
  • Also known as: “Houghton” and “Houghton on the Hill, Leicestershire”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Catharine and Leicester Airport.

Church
Photo: Poliphilo, CC0.

Aerodrome
Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is an aerodrome located to the east of , , England, about 5 nautical miles east of City Centre by road. is situated 2 miles southwest of Houghton on the Hill.

Church
Photo: Richard Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is situated 2 miles southeast of Houghton on the Hill.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bushby and Thurnby.

Village
is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Harborough district, in , England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 336. is situated 2 miles west of Houghton on the Hill.

Village
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is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of , in the Harborough district, in the county of , England. is situated 2 miles west of Houghton on the Hill.

Village
Photo: Kate Jewell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of , England, with a population of 115 according to the 2011 census. It is situated north-east of , nearer to the villages of and in the neighbouring district of Harborough and lies along the Barkby Brook. is situated 3 miles north of Houghton on the Hill.

Houghton on the Hill

Latitude
52.62546° or 52° 37′ 32″ north
Longitude
-0.99879° or 0° 59′ 56″ west
Population
1,520
Elevation
568 feet (173 metres)
Open location code
9C4XJ2G2+5F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 26852563
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
2646524
Wiki­data ID
Q5913028
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Welsh—“Houghton on the Hill” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Houghton on the Hill (lungsod)”
  • Cebuano: “Houghton on the Hill (parokya)”
  • Cebuano: “Houghton on the Hill”
  • Dutch: “Houghton on the Hill”
  • French: “Houghton on the Hill”
  • German: “Houghton on the Hill”
  • Italian: “Houghton on the Hill”
  • Persian: “هوتون آن د هیل”
  • Polish: “Houghton on the Hill”
  • Spanish: “Houghton on the Hill”
  • Swedish: “Houghton on the Hill (ort)”
  • Swedish: “Houghton on the Hill”
  • Welsh: “Houghton on the Hill”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Houghton-on-the-Hill Methodist Church and News Centre Post Office.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Houghton on the Hill”. Photo: Poliphilo, CC0.