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 has some unmissable towns nearby like Chichester, and Crawley.

The area around Houghton features a number of interesting country parks including Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park.

There are a several good woodlands in the area around Houghton like Goodwood Country Park.

The area around Houghton boasts some of the best airports including Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport.

Houghton History

There are some historic monuments around Houghton:

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