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 Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest and Church of All Saints, Houghton Conquest.
Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest
Nature reserve
Photo: ian saunders, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows is a 36.1-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire. A local teenage boy, Peter Sollars, discovered many rich communities of plants there, including a number of rare species, e.g.
Church of All Saints, Houghton Conquest
Church
Photo: Rodney Burton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of All Saints is a Grade I listed church in Houghton Conquest, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 23 January 1961. The parish church, dedicated to All Saints, was built during the 14th century. Church of All Saints, Houghton Conquest is situated 1¼ miles north of Houghton House.
White Hart Hotel
Hotel
Photo: JThomas, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Hart Hotel is situated 1 mile south 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
-0.48619° 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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