Village

Great Houghton

Located in Northampton, West Northamptonshire Coordinates: 52°13′19″ N 0°50′43″ W

Location in United Kingdom

Elevation: 78 m; above sea level
Local time: UTC+00:00; Europe/London · UTC+00:00
Places inside: 1; listed under Great Houghton
When to go: June–August; See the climate
Airports: LTN London Luton Airport51 km; BHX Birmingham Airport67 km

About Great Houghton

Great Houghton is a village. Location: Northampton, West Northamptonshire. Elevation: 78 m. The best months to visit are June–August. The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (51 km). Nearby sights include Little Houghton Ringwork and Northampton Castle.

Photos of Great Houghton

Northampton Castle C. H. Hartshorne · Public domain

Climate of Great Houghton

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: June–August.

This month · November

A cold month

Day 10° · Night 4° · Rain 55 mm

Hottest month: July (day 22°)
Coldest month: February (night 1°)
Wettest month: August (58 mm)
Driest month: February (38 mm)

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16° 6°

19° 9°

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Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Great Houghton
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average high (°C)	7°	7°	10°	12°	16°	19°	22°	22°	18°	14°	10°	8°
Average low (°C)	1°	1°	2°	4°	6°	9°	12°	12°	9°	7°	4°	2°
Precipitation (mm)	55	38	48	45	49	55	51	58	55	53	55	57

Other places to visit in this season: June July August

How to get to Great Houghton

The nearest airport is London Luton Airport (LTN), 51 km to the southeast as the crow flies. The nearest large city is Northampton, 4 km to the northwest.

Airports

London Luton Airport (LTN) Luton, Luton 51 kmsoutheast
Birmingham Airport (BHX) Birmingham, West Midlands 67 kmnorthwest
East Midlands Airport (EMA) Nottingham, Leicestershire 75 kmnorthwest

Nearby large cities

Northampton Population: 245.9K 4 kmnorthwest
Milton Keynes Population: 256.4K 21 kmsouth
Bedford Population: 106.9K 28 kmeast
Luton Population: 225.3K 48 kmsoutheast
Coventry Population: 345.3K 50 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Great Houghton

Within 100 km: 888 historic and cultural sites, 485 natural sites, 256 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km81 places

Heron Island Island 17 kmE
Apple Island Island 24 kmE
Millholme Island Island 16 kmE
Monkey Island Island 24 kmSW

25–60 km452 places

Isle of Rhea Island 58 kmSW
Fiddler's Island Island 59 kmSW
The Island Island 47 kmE
The Islands Island 41 kmN

60–100 km1,096 places

White Hart Lane Landmark 87 kmSE
The Lynch Island 81 kmS
Holm Island Island 90 kmS
Sunbury Court Island 96 kmS

Straight-line distances.

Places in Great Houghton

1 place

Cities & villages1

Great Houghton · Village

Nearby attractions & nature

Everything nearby

Little Houghton Ringwork Historic site, Little Houghton
1.5 km NE
Northampton Castle Historic site, Northampton
4.5 km NW
Little Houghton Motte Historic site, Little Houghton
2.4 km NE
Wootton Historic site, Wootton
4 km SW
Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Landmark, Northampton
5.4 km W
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Landmark, Northampton
6.2 km W