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Where is Houghton?

Houghton is located in the county of Norfolk, Eastern England, eight miles west of the town of Fakenham, 30 miles north-west of the major city of Norwich, and 96 miles north of London. Houghton falls within the district council of King's Lynn and West Norfolk, under the county council of Norfolk. It is in the PE31 postcode district. The post town for Houghton is King's Lynn.

Houghton on a map

Map showing extent of Houghton as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Houghton
Map showing location of Houghton within the UK
Location of Houghton within the UK

Which county is Houghton in?

Houghton is in the ceremonial county of Norfolk, the historic county of Norfolk, and the administrative county of Norfolk.

Ceremonial CountyNorfolk
Historic CountyNorfolk
Administrative CountyNorfolk

Where is Houghton in Norfolk?

Houghton is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Norfolk, and towards the westernmost extremity of Norfolk.

Map showing location of Houghton within Norfolk
Location of Houghton within Norfolk

What is the postcode for Houghton?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Houghton is PE31 6ZE.

Where is Houghton in PE31?

Houghton is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the PE31 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the PE31 postcode district.

Map showing location of Houghton within PE31
Location of Houghton within PE31

What is the post town for Houghton?

The post town for Houghton is King's Lynn. Houghton is in the PE31 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of King's Lynn.

What is the latitude and longitude of Houghton?

The centre of Houghton is located at position 52.81763° latitude and 0.6558° longitude.

Latitude52.81763°
Longitude0.6558°

What is the easting and northing of Houghton?

The centre of Houghton is located at the grid reference easting 579067 and northing 327760 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting579067
Northing327760

What are the nearest towns to Houghton?

Position of Houghton relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton to the centre of the town.

west
8m
Houghton is 8 miles west of Fakenham
south-east
11m
Houghton is 11 miles south-east of Hunstanton
north
12m
Houghton is 12 miles north of Swaffham
north-east
12m
Houghton is 12 miles north-east of King's Lynn
south-west
13m
Houghton is 13 miles south-west of Wells-next-the-Sea
north-west
15m
Houghton is 15 miles north-west of Dereham
north-west
18m
Houghton is 18 miles north-west of Watton
north-east
19m
Houghton is 19 miles north-east of Downham Market
west
19m
Houghton is 19 miles west of Holt
west
19m
Houghton is 19 miles west of Reepham

What are the nearest cities to Houghton?

Position of Houghton relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Houghton to the centre of the city.

north-west
30m
Houghton is 30 miles north-west of Norwich
north-east
33m
Houghton is 33 miles north-east of Ely
north-east
41m
Houghton is 41 miles north-east of Peterborough
north-east
48m
Houghton is 48 miles north-east of Cambridge
south-east
58m
Houghton is 58 miles south-east of Lincoln
north
65m
Houghton is 65 miles north of Colchester
north
75m
Houghton is 75 miles north of Chelmsford
south-east
76m
Houghton is 76 miles south-east of Kingston upon Hull
east
76m
Houghton is 76 miles east of Nottingham
east
76m
Houghton is 76 miles east of Leicester