Houghton Road
Houghton Road is a bus stop in Hetton, Sunderland, England. Houghton Road is situated nearby to Hetton Park, as well as near Eppleton Academy Primary School.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring and Hetton Academy.
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 northwest of Houghton Road.
Hetton Academy
School
Hetton Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Hetton Academy is situated 1 mile south 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 1 mile northwest of Houghton Road.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hetton-Le-Hole and Houghton-Le-Spring.
Hetton-Le-Hole
Town
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hetton-le-Hole is a town in the civil parish of Hetton, in Sunderland, England. Until 1974 it was in County Durham. The A182 road runs through the town, between Houghton-le-Spring and Easington Lane which borders the County Durham District, off the A69t and east of the A1.
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.
East Rainton
Village
East Rainton is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hetton, in the Sunderland district, in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated alongside the A690 road between Sunderland and Durham, near Houghton-le-Spring.
Houghton Road
- Type: Bus stop
- Category: transportation
- Location: Hetton, Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.82979° or 54° 49′ 47″ northLongitude
-1.457° or 1° 27′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C6WRGHV+W6OpenStreetMap ID
node 502598062OpenStreetMap feature
highway=bus_stopOpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=platform
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