St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring
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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Anglican
- Description: Grade I listed church in Houghton-le-Spring, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
- Also known as: “St Michael and All Angels Church, Houghton-le-Spring”, “St Michael and All Angels‘ Church”, “St Michael and All Angels‘ Church, Houghton-le-Spring”, and “St Michaels and All Angels”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Rectory and Kepier School.
The Rectory
Building
Photo: Gary Fellows, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Rectory is a building, which is situated 560 feet southwest of St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring.
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 1,800 feet southwest of St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring.
Joe’s Pond
Protected area
Photo: Les Hull, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Joe's Pond is a 4-hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest that lies to the east of, and adjacent to, the Rainton Meadows nature reserve in Tyne and Wear, England. Joe’s Pond is situated 1¼ miles southwest of St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Houghton-Le-Spring and Newbottle.
Houghton-Le-Spring
Town
Photo: Malc McDonald, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Houghton-le-Spring is an area of 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.
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.
Chilton Moor
Village
Chilton Moor is a village in Tyne and Wear, England. The village is located between Houghton le Spring and Fence Houses on the Tyne and Wear/County Durham county boundary.
St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring
- Categories: building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Sunderland, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.84234° or 54° 50′ 32″ northLongitude
-1.46933° or 1° 28′ 10″ westOpen location code
9C6WRGRJ+W7OpenStreetMap ID
way 75698710OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=churchOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=anglicanWikidata ID
Q7594860
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “St Michael and All Angels’ Church, Houghton-le-Spring”. Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.