Houghton Road
Houghton Road is a bus stop in Sunderland, England. Houghton Road is situated nearby to the village Newbottle, as well as near the community center St. Matthew’s Church & Community Hall.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring and St Oswald.
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Michael and All Angels' Church is the parish church of Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear, England. The church dates from the late 12th century and contains the tomb of Bernard Gilpin. The church is a Grade I listed building. St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring is situated 1 mile south of Houghton Road.
St Oswald
Church
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Oswald is a church, which is situated 1 mile northwest of Houghton Road.
Kepier School
School
Kepier School is a coeducational secondary school in Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. As of 2025, it has 1147 pupils, and is larger than the average secondary school. Kepier School is situated 1¼ miles south of Houghton Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Newbottle and Houghton-Le-Spring.
Newbottle
Village
Newbottle is a village in the Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear, England. The village is situated between Durham 8 miles and Sunderland is 5 miles. It was historically a part of County Durham.
Houghton-Le-Spring
Town
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton-le-Spring is a town within the Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham. It lies seven miles from Durham, 7 miles. Seaham is also 5 mi directly east.
Fence Houses
Village
Photo: P Glenwright, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fence Houses, or Fencehouses is a village in the City of Sunderland in Tyne and Wear, England. It came into existence when Napoleonic prisoners were housed on the outskirts of Houghton-le-Spring.
Houghton Road
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
54.85528° or 54° 51′ 19″ northLongitude
-1.47642° or 1° 28′ 35″ westOpen location code
9C6WVG4F+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 502597384OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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