Houghton, Hampshire

Houghton
All Saints Church
Houghton Location within Hampshire
Population	474 (2011 Census)[1]
District	Test Valley
Shire county	Hampshire
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Stockbridge
Postcode district	SO20
Dialling code	01794
Police	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire	Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Romsey and Southampton North
Website	www.houghton-hampshire.uk
List of places UK England Hampshire 51°05′11″N 1°30′46″W / 51.086280°N 1.512875°W / 51.086280; -1.512875

Houghton (/ˈhoʊtən/ HOH-tən) is a small village and civil parish in the Test Valley district of Hampshire, England. The village is situated alongside the River Test. Its nearest town is Stockbridge, which lies approximately 1.8 miles (3 km) to the north-east. The village is a dispersed linear settlement, mostly strung out along the single road through the village, which broadly follows the course of the River Test north-south. Houghton is dominated by substantial agricultural/sporting estates at each end, the Houghton Lodge estate ^[2] to the north and the Bossington estate ^[3] to the south. Each owns a number of properties in the village.