Little Houghton Northamptonshire Map

About Little Houghton

Little Houghton exhales a quiet presence in the Northamptonshire landscape. It lies 4.9 km east-south-east of Northampton (from Northampton: bearing 102°T, OS grid SP 803 596), and is situated north-east of Great Houghton village. The sun, when it chooses to break through the often-grey English sky, casts a pale, almost tentative light upon the red brick of its cottages, hinting at the enduring warmth within. The land around Little Houghton rolls gently, a painterly sweep of arable fields where the seasons leave their indelible mark, a subtle shift from the emerald promise of spring to the burnished gold of harvest. Though no grand abbey or ancient castle dominates its skyline, the village church, a modest sentinel of stone, stands as a quiet testament to generations who have walked these lanes, their lives echoing in the very air. The enduring agricultural rhythm of the surrounding countryside lends a grounded, unhurried quality to Little Houghton, a place where the earth’s slow turning is felt more keenly than the clamour of the wider world.

About This Little Houghton Map Page

Explore Little 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: 52.228925, -0.824651. 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.