A vision of Britain through time
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A vision of Britain through time
A vision of Britain from 1801 to now.
Including maps, statistical trends and historical descriptions.
HOUGHTON, a village and a parish in St. Ives district, Huntingdon. The village stands on the river Ouse, near the Huntingdon and Cambridge railway, 2½ miles WNW of St. Ives; and has a post office under Huntingdon. The parish comprises 1, 640 acres. Real property, £3, 089. Pop., 484. Houses, 110. The property is subdivided. The manor belongs to the Duke of Manchester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely. Value, £400. * Patron, the Duke of Manchester. The church is very ancient; was recently restored; consists of nave, N aisle, chancel, and S porch, with tower and spire; and contains an early English stone seat, and an elegant piscina. There are an Independent chapel, a national school, and a British school.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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| Feature Description: | "a village and a parish" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
| Administrative units: | Houghton CP/AP St Ives RegD/PLU Huntingdonshire AncC |
| Place: | Houghton |
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