English Heritage sites near Houghton Parish
FLOWERDOWN BARROWS
8 miles from Houghton Parish
Three Bronze Age burial mounds, once part of a much larger 'barrow cemetery', including two bowl barrows, and the largest and finest disc barrow in Hampshire.
WOLVESEY CASTLE (OLD BISHOP'S PALACE)
9 miles from Houghton Parish
Wolvesey has been an important residence of the wealthy and powerful Bishops of Winchester since Anglo-Saxon times.
LUDGERSHALL CASTLE AND CROSS
12 miles from Houghton Parish
The ruins and earthworks of a royal castle dating mainly from the 12th and 13th centuries, frequently used as a hunting lodge. The remains of the medieval cross stand in the centre of the village.
OLD SARUM
12 miles from Houghton Parish
Site of the original Salisbury, this mighty Iron Age hill fort was where the first cathedral once stood and the Romans, Normans and Saxons have all left their mark during 5000 years of history.
WOODHENGE
13 miles from Houghton Parish
Dating from about 2500 BC, markers now replace rings of timber posts, which once possibly supported a ring-shaped building. Discovered in 1925 when rings of dark spots were noticed in a crop of wheat.
THE GRANGE AT NORTHINGTON
14 miles from Houghton Parish
Set like a lakeside temple in a landscaped park, The Grange at Northington is the foremost example of the Greek Revival style in England.
Churches in Houghton Parish
All Saints
Church Road
Houghton
Stockbridge
01264810810
At All Saints we have mostly traditional Evensong services.
Pubs in Houghton Parish
Boot Inn
Houghton, SO20 6LH
(01794) 388310
thebootinn-houghton.co.uk/