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.

Houghton's best nearby towns can be found at Chichester, and Crawley.

Houghton has some unmissable country parks nearby like Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.

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

Houghton's best nearby airports can be found at Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

Houghton History

There are some historic monuments around Houghton:

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