Houghton, Cumbria

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Houghton
Location in the City of Carlisle district, Cumbria
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Houghton
Location within Cumbria
Area0.378 km2 (0.146 sq mi)
Population1,168 (2018 estimate)
  Density 3,090/km2 (8,000/sq mi)
OS grid reference NY407593
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town CARLISLE
Postcode district CA3
Dialling code 01228
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54°55′30″N2°55′26″W / 54.925°N 2.924°W / 54.925; -2.924

Houghton is a village to the north of Carlisle within the Cumberland unitary area of Cumbria, England. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural. Hadrian's Wall runs past the village to the south along past Whiteclosegate. In 2018, it had an estimated population of 1,168. [1] In the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72 the township had a population of 369. [2]

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A large garden centre has opened in the grounds of Houghton Hall, [3] a grade II listed structure.

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References

  1. "Houghton". City Population De. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  2. "History of Houghton, in Carlisle and Cumberland". A Vision of Britain through Time . Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. Donald, Caroline. "The new garden at Houghton Hall, King's Lynn, Norfolk," The Times (London). 11 May 2008.

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