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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include White Hart Hotel and Ampthill Park.

White Hart Hotel

Hotel

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White Hart Hotel is situated 1 mile south of Houghton House.

Ampthill Park

Residential building

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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

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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

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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
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Latitude

52.044° or 52° 2′ 38″ north

Longitude

-0.48617° or 0° 29′ 10″ west

Open location code

9C4X2GV7+HG

OpenStreetMap ID

way 257654644

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=manor

Wikidata 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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