Great Houghton, Northamptonshire

Great Houghton is a village and civil parish in the West Northamptonshire unitary authority area of Northamptonshire, England.^[1] The village lies on the edge of Northampton, on the A428 Bedford Road, around 2.5 miles (4 km) east-southeast of the town centre. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 census was 651.^[2]

Great Houghton
Great Houghton Location within Northamptonshire
Population	651 (2021)
OS grid reference	SP79115886
Unitary authority	West Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Northampton
Postcode district	NN4
Dialling code	01604
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
Website	Great Houghton Parish Council
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.22275°N 0.841141°W / 52.22275; -0.841141

The name "Houghton" means "hill-spur farm/settlement".^[3] The village has two pubs and a large village hall and playing fields. It was also the home of Great Houghton School, a private day school which closed in 2014.^[4]

The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.^[5]