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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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| 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 reveals itself as a quiet collection of stone and slate where the Northamptonshire horizon meets a vast, unclouded sky. It lies 6.7 miles south-south-west of Desborough (from Desborough: bearing 208°T, OS grid SP 753 737), and is situated south-west of Lamport village. Earthworks at the Great House and Gardens at Hanging Houghton mark the ancient footprints of a manor, where the soil holds the memory of past industry beneath a thin layer of turf. To the west, the slopes of Clint Hill rise with a stark, earthen grace, catching the late afternoon light until the shadows stretch long across the fields. Further out, the woods and the nearby reservoir of the River Nene Brampton Branch offer a cool stillness that defines the local geography. The architecture remains unassuming, favouring local ironstone that turns a deep, honeyed copper when the weather shifts. Through these lanes, the wind carries a persistent, clean chill, reminding any traveller that the land here is exposed and remarkably honest. Hanging Houghton persists as a place of subtle shifts in contour, where the weight of the landscape feels both ancient and entirely present.
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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 | August 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. |