North Houghton Hampshire Map

About North Houghton

North Houghton, a quiet hamlet in Hampshire's Test Valley, offers a tranquil respite. It lies 11.9 km south of Andover (from Andover: bearing 190°T, OS grid SU 345 337), and is situated south-west of Stockbridge village. The landscape here, gently rolling and often bathed in that soft, diffused light peculiar to the chalk downlands, speaks of ancient agricultural rhythms. Fields of ripening barley, a rich, earthy gold, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by copses of oak and ash that offer a welcome dappled shade. Though small, North Houghton possesses a certain understated dignity, a sense that life has long followed a predictable, yet not entirely uninteresting, course. The very air seems to hold a quiet stillness, broken only by the distant bleating of sheep or the rustle of leaves.

About This North Houghton Map Page

Explore North 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: 51.102224, -1.507999. 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.