Houghton on the Hill

Houghton on the Hill is a village and civil parish lying six miles to the east of Leicester in the Harborough district, in Leicestershire, East Midlands in England.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Leicester Airport and Church of St Catharine.

Leicester Airport

Aerodrome

Photo: Martin Addison, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Leicester Airport is an aerodrome located to the east of Stoughton, Leicestershire, England, about 6 miles east of Leicester city centre by road. The Leicestershire Aero Club Limited, the airport operator, provide elementary flight training, experience flights and the airport is home to a wide variety of private aircraft.

Church of St Catharine

Church

Photo: Poliphilo, CC0.

Church of St Peter

Church

Photo: Richard Williams, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oadby and Bushby.

Oadby

Town

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Oadby is a town in the borough of Oadby and Wigston in Leicestershire, England, located 4 miles south-east of Leicester on the A6 road. Leicester Racecourse is situated on the border between Oadby and Stoneygate. Oadby is situated 4 miles southwest of Houghton on the Hill.

Bushby

Village

Bushby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurnby and Bushby, in the Harborough district, in Leicestershire, England. In 1931 the parish had a population of 336.

Thurnby

Village

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Thurnby is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Thurnby and Bushby, in the Harborough district, in the county of Leicestershire, England. Thurnby is situated 2½ miles west of Houghton on the Hill.

Houghton on the Hill

Type: Locality
Location: Harborough District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.6218° or 52° 37′ 18″ north

Longitude

-0.994° or 0° 59′ 39″ west

Elevation

538 feet (164 metres)

Open location code

9C4XJ2C4+P9

GeoNames ID

7295422

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