Houghton and Wyton

Houghton and Wyton is a locality in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England. Houghton and Wyton is situated nearby to the village Hemingford Abbots, as well as near Hemingford Grey.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Houghton Mill and RAF Wyton.

Houghton Mill

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Houghton Mill is a water mill located on the Great Ouse in the village of Houghton, Cambridgeshire, England. It is a National Trust property and a Grade II* listed building.

RAF Wyton

Military installation

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Royal Air Force Wyton or more simply RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force station near St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield was decommissioned and, in 2018, reused as commercial car storing facility.

Houghton Meadows

Nature reserve

Photo: David Bartlett, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Houghton Meadows is a 4.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Houghton and St Ives in Cambridgeshire. The SSSI covers three meadows south of Thicket Road; they are part of the 8-hectare Houghton Meadows nature reserve, which…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Huntingdon and St Ives.

Huntingdon

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Huntingdon is a sleepy historic town in Cambridgeshire, England, on the banks of the River Ouse, best known as the birthplace of English Civil War leader Oliver Cromwell.

St Ives

Town

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St Ives is a medieval market town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is located on the River Great Ouse, and there is a historic stone bridge dating from 1425. St Ives is situated 2 miles southeast of Houghton and Wyton.

Godmanchester

Town

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Godmanchester is a town and civil parish in the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England. It is separated from Huntingdon, 1 mile to the north, by the valley of the River Great Ouse. Godmanchester is situated 2½ miles southwest of Houghton and Wyton.

Houghton and Wyton

Type: Locality
Location: Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

52.3376° or 52° 20′ 15″ north

Longitude

-0.1215° or 0° 7′ 18″ west

Elevation

36 feet (11 metres)

Open location code

9C4X8VQH+29

GeoNames ID

7298787

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