Houghton, Cambridgeshire
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| Houghton shown within Cambridgeshire | |
| Population | 2,559 (2001) 1,817 (2011) |
| OS grid reference | TL281724 |
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| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | HUNTINGDON |
| Postcode district | PE28 |
| Dialling code | 01480 |
| Police | Cambridgeshire |
| Fire | Cambridgeshire |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| EU Parliament | East of England |
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Houghton /ˈhoʊtən/ is a village in Cambridgeshire, England. Houghton lies approximately 3 miles (5 km) east of Huntingdon on the A1123 road, and not far south of RAF Wyton. It lies on the north bank of the River Great Ouse, where Houghton Mill is located.
Houghton is in the civil parish of Houghton and Wyton. Houghton is situated within Huntingdonshire which is a non-metropolitan district of Cambridgeshire as well as being a historic county of England. Houghton was named one of the "Best Places to Live in the east" by The Sunday Times in 2016.
Houghton is mentioned in the Domesday Book and described as "Hoctune".
It has had a number of serious floods.
There used to be an old piece of film footage taken by the Houghton Scout group of the village.
The first RAF sortie of the second world war was flown out of RAF Wyton.
Houghton is part of the civil parish of Houghton and Wyton, which has a parish council. The parish council is elected by the residents of the parish who have registered on the electoral roll; the parish council is the lowest tier of government in England.
A parish council is responsible for providing and maintaining a variety of local services including allotments and a cemetery; grass cutting and tree planting within public open spaces such as a village green or playing fields. The parish council reviews all planning applications that might affect the parish and makes recommendations to Huntingdonshire District Council, which is the local planning authority for the parish. The parish council also represents the views of the parish on issues such as local transport, policing and the environment. The parish council raises its own tax to pay for these services, known as the parish precept, which is collected as part of the Council Tax. The parish council has nine councillors and meets approximately every two weeks through the year.
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