Little Houghton emerges from the Northamptonshire landscape as a collection of limestone and brick, defined by the quiet persistence of its rural character. It lies 3.0 miles 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 terrain here holds a subtle elevation, allowing the light to catch the edges of the stone walls in the late afternoon with a pale, silver clarity. To the north-northeast, the earth rises at the Clifford Hill Motte Castle, an ancient earthen mound that watches over the fields with a stoic, grass-covered silence. Below this historic elevation, the Hardingstone Dyke meanders through the nearby lowlands, its waters tracing a slow, rhythmic path toward the Nene. Little Houghton retains a distinct architectural composure, where the shadows of the past linger in the proportions of the older cottages. The air often carries the scent of damp earth and coming weather, a reminder that the surrounding fields dictate the slow, seasonal pulse of life here. Residents walk paths that have been worn smooth by generations, moving between the quiet corners of the parish and the wider, open horizons of the county.
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This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Little Houghton, Northamptonshire, England, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, real-time aviation weather (METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport), precipitation radar and Meteosat satellite imagery. Public safety alerts are sourced from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS), covering wind, rain, snow, ice, fog, thunderstorm and extreme heat warnings. Live river level data is sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring API. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Little Houghton includes coordinates 52.228925, -0.824651, in the county of Northamptonshire, England. Times are shown in local UK time (GMT in winter, BST in summer). A street and satellite map of Little Houghton is available on the Little Houghton map page, and forecasts for neighbouring towns are listed on the Northamptonshire weather hub.
Weather data is sourced from the Met Office and the open-source Open-Meteo API, whose ensemble includes the Met Office UKMO model. Severe weather warnings come from the Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service (NSWWS). River level and tidal data are sourced from the Environment Agency Flood Monitoring and National Tide Gauge Network APIs. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov, with a modelled estimate shown where no reporting station is in range. Radar is provided by RainViewer and satellite imagery by EUMETSAT. All data updates automatically on every page visit.