Houghton is a Village in the county of West Sussex.

Retail in Houghton

There are great places to visit near Houghton including some great towns, country parks, woodlands and airports.

Don't miss Chichester, and Crawley's towns if visiting the area around Houghton.

The area around Houghton boasts some of the best country parks including Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.

Don't miss Goodwood Country Park's woodlands if visiting the area around Houghton.

There are a number of airports near Houghton including Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

Houghton History

There are some historic monuments around Houghton:

• Cross dyke on Chantry Hill, 470m south of Grey Friars Farm
• Group of four bowl barrows at the Chantry Post
• Bignor Roman Villa, 450m east of Manor Farm
• Old Swan Bridge, Pulborough
• The Burgh: a bowl barrow 940m east of Canada
• Itford Hill style settlement on Cock Hill
• Roman mansio and settlement, 535m north-east of Penn House
• Lower Fittleworth South Bridge
• Pallingham Manor
• Duncton Common round barrow cemetery
• Pair of bowl barrows on Amberley Mount, 760m north east of Downs Farm
• Two bowl barrows south of Westburton Hill: part of Westburton Hill round barrow cemetery
• Stopham Bridge
• Round barrow cemetery in Rackham Plantation
• Dalesdown Wood earthworks
• Motte and bailey castle in Pulborough Park
• A 19th century artillery fort known as Littlehampton Fort, 317m south west of the Windmill Theatre
• Romano-British villa and traces of Iron Age occupation 500m WSW of New Barn
• Tortington Augustinian priory and ponds, including part of priory precinct
• Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 500m north-west of Westerland Lodge
• Bowl barrow south of Westburton Hill: part of Westburton Hill round barrow cemetery
• Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Goblestubbs Copse earthworks
• Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm
• Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church
• Denture bowl barrow
• Maison Dieu
• Roman barrow at Broomershill, 200m south east of Brocks Rew Farm
• Bowl barrow on Glatting Beacon
• Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove Farm
• Amberley Castle
• Bowl barrow reused as moot mound in Barkhale Wood
• Hardham Priory
• Bowl barrow on Springhead Hill, 750m SSW of Springhead Farm
• Bowl barrow 430m north east of Gumber Farm
• Double cross dyke on Upwaltham Hill
• Deserted medieval settlement at Upper Barpham Farm
• Rackham Banks: A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Oldbottom Barn
• Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 540m east of Main Wood Cottage
• Two bowl barrows south-east of Egg Bottom Coppice
• Madehurst Wood earthworks
• Bowl barrow 950m south west of Grey Friars Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Prehistoric linear boundary on Barlavington Down, 550m north east of Dog Kennels
• Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm
• Bowl barrow at Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge
• Cross dyke on Barpham Hill, 600m north west of Lower Barpham
• Bowl barrow on Wiggonholt Common, 290m south of Upperton's Barn
• Romano-British villa at Borough Farm
• Group of six bowl barrows 790m south west of Grey Friars Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Bowl barrow south of Burton Rough
• Settlement site in Chantry Bottom
• Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 120m south west of the Old School House
• Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham Farm
• Lynchets N of Downs Farm
• Two bowl barrows south of Westburton Hill: part of Westburton Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow 800m south-west of Bignor Hill
• An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and associated remains on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Rackham Farm
• Cross dyke 180m north of radio masts at Glatting Beacon
• Bowl barrow on Westburton Hill
• Arundel Castle
• Lickfold Roman Bath House, Wiggonholt
• Prehistoric linear boundary on Wepham Down
• Medieval moated site off Moat Lane
• Lower Fittleworth North Bridge
• Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 200m south of The Bung
• Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House
• Burpham camp
• Cross ridge dykes on Sutton Down
• The Mill Ball: a bowl barrow south of Bury Hill
• Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 550m north of Westerland Stud
• Bowl barrow 915m WSW of Bignor Hill
• Barkhale Camp causewayed enclosure
• Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• War Dyke entrenchment in Whiteways Plantation and South Wood
• Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 600m NNW of Newoods Farm
• Coultershaw beam pump
• Bowl barrow 960m WSW of Bignor Hill
• Bowl barrow on Barlavington Down
• Lime kilns, canal, engine sheds, etcetera
• Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House
• Greatham Bridge
• Bowl barrow 780m south-west of Bignor Hill
• Round barrow S of Burton Down
• Romano-British settlement at Church Farm