Great Houghton, South Yorkshire
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Great Houghton is a village and
B6411 road, and is located at approximately 53° 33' 20" north, 1° 21' west, at an elevation of around 60 m above sea level. At the 2001 census it had a population of 2,261,[1] increasing to 2,475 at the 2011 census.[2]
Great Houghton is a former mining village and its mines were served by the railway, which has since gone, but remains are still visible.
The village has a primary school called Sandhill. The old school building that stood on the main street was demolished in 2007 and was replaced with a new
Private Finance Initiative
primary school.
Some parts of Great Houghton were affected by the 2007 summer flooding, which caused extensive damage in neighbouring villages.
References
- ^ "Census 2001". Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2009.
- ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 4 March 2016.
External links
Media related to Great Houghton, South Yorkshire at Wikimedia Commons
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