Houghton Cambridgeshire Map

About Houghton

Houghton breathes the quietude of Cambridgeshire's flatlands, a place where the sky seems to stretch out further than elsewhere. It lies 3.3 km west-north-west of St Ives (from St Ives: bearing 288°T, OS grid TL 281 722), and is situated east-south-east of Wyton village. The River Great Ouse, a silver ribbon, flows nearby, its gentle meanderings shaping the surrounding fields that often shimmer with the gold of ripening crops. The village itself, a cluster of dwellings softened by time and foliage, possesses a certain stillness, broken only by the occasional distant hum of agricultural machinery or the chatter of birds. The parish church, its stone weathered to a pleasing grey, stands as a quiet sentinel, its spire a subtle punctuation against the broad expanse of the heavens. Houghton's character is one of understated endurance, a humble holding within the larger tapestry of the Eastern region.

About This Houghton Map Page

Explore Houghton, Cambridgeshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.333036, -0.120147. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.

Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.