Houghton House
Houghton House is a ruined mansion house in the parish of Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire. It is a Grade I listed building, positioned above the surrounding countryside, and commands excellent views.Photo: APB-CMX, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include White Hart Hotel and Ampthill Park.
White Hart Hotel
Hotel
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Hart Hotel is situated 1 mile south of Houghton House.
Ampthill Park
Residential building
Photo: Paul Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ampthill Park and Ampthill Park House is a country estate in Ampthill, Bedfordshire, England. The park was opened to the public after the Second World War. Ampthill Park is situated 1 mile west of Houghton House.
Katherine cross, Ampthill Park
Memorial
Photo: Paul Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Katherine cross is a memorial to Katherine of Aragon, first wife of Henry VIII. It stands in the grounds of Ampthill Park, Bedfordshire, England, on the site of a since demolished castle, Ampthill Castle, in which Katherine was confined in 1533. Katherine cross, Ampthill Park is situated 1 mile southwest of Houghton House.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include How End and Maulden.
How End
Locality
Photo: Dennis simpson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
How End is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The settlement is close to the larger villages of Stewartby and Houghton Conquest. How End forms part of the Houghton Conquest civil parish.
Maulden
Village
Photo: Theone00, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Maulden is a village and civil parish located in the county of Bedfordshire. The village is located 1.5 miles east of Ampthill and about 8 miles south of Bedford.
Houghton Conquest
Village
Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton Conquest is a village and civil parish located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England. The parish also includes the hamlet of How End.
Houghton House
- Type: Manor estate
- Description: Grade I listed English country house in Central Bedfordshire, England, UK
- Categories: English country house, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Ampthill, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.044° or 52° 2′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.48617° or 0° 29′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C4X2GV7+HGOpenStreetMap ID
way 257654644OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=manorWikidata ID
Q5912957
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Houghton House” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “侯頓大宅”
- French: “Houghton House”
- Polish: “Houghton House”
- Ukrainian: “Готон-Гауз”
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Highlights include Queen’s Wood and Wartime Pillbox.
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