Houghton
Houghton is a locality in Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, England. Houghton is situated nearby to the village Heddon-on-the-Wall, as well as near Clara Vale.Places of Interest
Highlights include Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School and Vindobala.
Heddon-On-the-Wall, St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School
School
Photo: Victuallers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Vindobala
Archaeological site
Vindobala was a Roman fort with the modern name, and in the hamlet of, Rudchester, Northumberland. It was the fourth fort on Hadrian's Wall, and situated about 11 kilometres to the west of Condercum fort and 7.5 miles east of Halton Chesters fort.
George Stephenson’s Birthplace
Museum
Photo: Ken Brown, CC BY-SA 2.0.
George Stephenson's Birthplace is the 18th-century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson. Located along the north bank of the River Tyne in the village of Wylam, Northumberland, the cottage is owned by the National Trust and until recently it was open to the public as a historic house museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Heddon-on-the-Wall and Clara Vale.
Heddon-on-the-Wall
Village
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Heddon-on-the-Wall is a village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, located on Hadrian's Wall. Heddon-on-the-Wall is roughly 9 miles west of the centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, and just outside Throckley.
Clara Vale
Village
Photo: Oosoom, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clara Vale is a village situated on the south bank of the River Tyne in Tyne and Wear, England. Once an independent village in County Durham it became incorporated into the new metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear in 1974 as part of the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead.
Throckley
Village
Photo: Phil Thirkell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Throckley is a village in the Newcastle upon Tyne district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England, approximately 7 miles west of Newcastle city centre. Hadrian's Wall passed through the village, its course traced by the village's main road, Hexham Road. Throckley is situated 2 miles east of Houghton.
Houghton
- Type: Locality
- Location: Heddon-on-the-Wall, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.99572° or 54° 59′ 45″ northLongitude
-1.80417° or 1° 48′ 15″ westElevation
413 feet (126 metres)Open location code
9C6WX5WW+78GeoNames ID
13281499
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