Traditional county: Hampshire · District / Borough: Test Valley · Region: South East
Explore Houghton, Hampshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Houghton map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
| Place | Houghton |
| Traditional County | Hampshire |
| District / Borough | Test Valley |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.087229 |
| Longitude | -1.513126 |
| Place Type | Village |
Houghton rests serenely within the verdant embrace of Hampshire's Test Valley. It lies 11.0 km north of Romsey (from Romsey: bearing 355°T, OS grid SU 341 321), and is situated west-north-west of King's Somborne village. The gentle slopes surrounding Houghton often catch the afternoon sun, bathing the patchwork fields in a soft, golden light that seems to linger. The River Test itself, a silvery ribbon threading through the landscape, whispers tales of ancient watermills and the quiet industry that once defined this place. Though no grand structures dominate its skyline, the humble charm of Houghton is found in its weathered stone cottages and the enduring green of its central village space, a quiet testament to generations who have called this corner of England home.
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Explore Houghton, Hampshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.087229, -1.513126. 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.
| Page built | June 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |