Traditional county: Northamptonshire · Unitary authority: West Northamptonshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Hanging 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 | Hanging Houghton |
| Traditional County | Northamptonshire |
| Unitary Authority | West Northamptonshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.356510 |
| Longitude | -0.895246 |
| Place Type | Village |
Hanging Houghton lies in a quiet corner of Northamptonshire, where the land gently rolls, touched by the soft, diffused light of the East Midlands. It lies 10.7 km south-south-west of Desborough (from Desborough: bearing 208°T, OS grid SP 753 737), and is situated south-west of Lamport village. The air here carries the faint, earthy scent of cultivated fields, a constant reminder of the agricultural heritage that has shaped this landscape for centuries. The houses of Hanging Houghton, built from the local stone, seem to absorb the very hues of the surrounding countryside, their walls a warm, honeyed tone under the afternoon sun. A palpable sense of continuity pervades the place, as if the passage of seasons has etched a serene rhythm into its very being. This is a corner of England where the quietude is not an absence, but a presence, a gentle hum of life lived close to the soil.
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Explore Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.356510, -0.895246. 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. |