Great Houghton is a Village in the county of South Yorkshire.

Retail in Great Houghton

There are great places to visit near Great Houghton including some great towns, cities, shopping centres and airports.

Great Houghton is near some unmissable towns like Wath-upon-Dearne,

There are a number of cities near Great Houghton including Sheffield, and Doncaster.

Great Houghton has some unmissable shopping centres nearby like Meadowhall, and Frenchgate Centre.

The area close to Great Houghton boasts some of the best airports including Doncaster Sheffield Airport.

Great Houghton History

There are some historic monuments around Great Houghton:

• Prehistoric enclosed settlement known as South Kirkby Camp
• Roman Ridge: section 500yds (460m) long, N of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Roman Ridge: section 150yds (140m) long W of Bow Brown Wood
• Deserted medieval village of Hodroyd, Felkirk
• Medieval standing cross and early 20th century memorial cross
• Site of St Helen's Chapel
• Kinsley moat and fishpond
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 300yds (270m) long on Clay Hill
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long N of Birchwood (E of Chemical Cottages)
• Roman Ridge: section 300yds (270m) long on Birchcliff Bank
• Market cross
• The former Elsecar New Colliery, including the Elsecar Newcomen Engine
• Roman Ridge: section 520yds (480m) E of Dyson's Cottage to Long Plantation
• Cross located on the former village green
• Castle Hills motte and bailey castle, Mexborough
• Roman Fort and Associated Features 150m South-West of Standing Flat Bridge
• Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 330m south east of Lowfield Farm
• Hallsteads moated site, Grimethorpe
• Monk Bretton Priory Cluniac and Benedictine monastery: monastic precinct and two fishponds
• Romano-British settlements in Wombwell Wood
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church
• Roman Ridge: section 140yds (130m) long in Dyson's Plantation
• Site of post-medieval tannery, Felkirk
• Hood Hill shaft mounds, 480m east of Hood Hill Farm
• Hemingfield Colliery
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long in Wath Wood
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section 135yds (120m) long, E of Hoober House
• Roman Ridge: section 400yds (370m) long S of Abdy Farm
• Roman Ridge: section 330yds (300m) long, S of Dog Kennel Pond, Wentworth Park
• Swinton Pottery (The Rockingham Works), 310m and 120m north west of Keeper's Cottage
• Medieval buildings at Nostell Priory Farm
• Frickley Old Hall moated site
• Cross in the churchyard of St Leonard's Church
• The former Elsecar Ironworks
• Dovecote at Barnburgh Hall
• Roman Ridge (Roman road): section S of Hoober House
• Cross in the churchyard of All Saints' Church, Darfield