Great Houghton
Great Houghton is a locality in Barnsley, England. Great Houghton is situated nearby to the village Little Houghton, as well as near Clayton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Carlton Main Brickworks and St Michael and All Angels Church, Great Houghton.
Carlton Main Brickworks
Archaeological site
Carlton Main Brickworks is a 15.5 hectare geological site of Special Scientific Interest in South Yorkshire. It opened alongside Grimethorpe colliery in the mid-1890s, and has been producing quality bricks for well over a century.
St Michael and All Angels Church, Great Houghton
Church
Photo: Neil Theasby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael and All Angels Church is the parish church of Great Houghton in South Yorkshire. The church is dedicated to St Michael, and was originally a private chapel and was built by Sir Edward Rodes, the High Sheriff of Yorkshire, who was a conspicuous Parliamentarian.
Grimethorpe Hall
Historic building
Photo: Richard Croft, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimethorpe Hall is a manor house in Grimethorpe, South Yorkshire, England. Built circa 1670 for Robert Seaton, it is thought to be in the style of York architect Robert Trollope.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darfield and Cudworth.
Darfield
Village
Photo: ChicXulub, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darfield is a village within the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The village is situated approximately 4 miles east from Barnsley town centre. Darfield is situated 2 miles southwest of Great Houghton.
Cudworth
Town
Photo: Dave Bevis, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Cudworth is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 10,977 in the 2011 Census. The modern village is part of the Cudworth ward of Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council and has a mix of housing types with a great many developments from the inter-war and post-war periods. Cudworth is situated 3 miles west of Great Houghton.
Grimethorpe
Village
Photo: Steve F, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Grimethorpe is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. As of the 2011 census it has a population of 4,672. Grimethorpe is located in eastern Barnsley, and until the local government reorganisation of 1974, it was part of the Hemsworth district and constituency.
Great Houghton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Barnsley, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
53.5618° or 53° 33′ 43″ northLongitude
-1.3481° or 1° 20′ 53″ westElevation
256 feet (78 metres)Open location code
9C5WHM62+PQGeoNames ID
7299735
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