In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Houghton like this:
HOUGHTON, a village and a parish in Stockbridge district, Hants. The village stands 1½ mile W by N of Horsebridge r. station, and 2½ SW by W of Stockbridge; and has a post office under Winchester. The parish includes the tythings of Houghton-Drayton and North Houghton. Acres, 2, 642. ...
Real property, £3, 994. Pop., 428. Houses, 93. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to - Warner, Esq. A racecourse here was broken up, and put under the plough; a new race course having been formed in the parish of Wallop. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Winchester. Value, £438.* Patron, the Bishop of Winchester. The church is ancient but good, and has a wooden tower. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £4.
Houghton through time
Houghton is now part of Test Valley district. Click here for graphs and data of how Test Valley has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Houghton itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Houghton, in Test Valley and Hampshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/4696
Date accessed: 25th April 2024
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