Houghton, Cumbria

Houghton
Houghton village green
Houghton
Houghton shown within Cumbria
OS grid reference	NY407593
Civil parish	Stanwix Rural
District	City of Carlisle
Shire county	Cumbria
Region	North West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	CARLISLE
Postcode district	CA3
Dialling code	01228

Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West

EU Parliament	North West England
UK Parliament	Penrith and The Border
List of places UK England Cumbria 54°55′30″N 2°55′26″W / 54.925°N 2.924°W / 54.925; -2.924Coordinates: 54°55′30″N 2°55′26″W / 54.925°N 2.924°W / 54.925; -2.924

Houghton is a commuter village to the north of Carlisle within the City of Carlisle district of Cumbria, England. It has a sub post office/grocers shop; equestrian shop; hairdressers; a village hall, a school for Key Stage 1 & 2 pupils and a St. John's church. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural. Hadrian's Wall runs past the village to the south along past Whiteclosegate.

A large garden centre has opened in the grounds of Houghton Hall, a grade II listed structure.