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Houghton, West Sussex

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The Downs rise steeply from the riverside plain to the west and north-west of the developed street. A straight side-road leads just 1 mile (1.6 km) to the nearest village with a convenience shop,
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In the village is a simple two-cell church dedicated to St Nicholas, originally built in the 13th century but largely rebuilt in 1857. It is mid ranked in the national grading system of
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where it is well-wooded is in the parish, as is Houghton Forest which is free public access and covers the west of the parish.
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with a large elevated tract of land which is mostly wooded and two main farms forming its
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to the west into the village, before heading south along the river towards Arundel.
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long-distance footpath (which follows Charles's supposed route from
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Houghton is home to the George and Dragon pub, pre-dating the
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Key Statistics; Quick Statistics: Population Density
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The area is, equally, part of the 290: 278: 266: 252: 240: 220: 188: 170: 152: 95: 7: 446:, 3 miles (5 km) north of 793:National Heritage List for England 762:National Heritage List for England 731:National Heritage List for England 700:National Heritage List for England 676:National Heritage List for England 652:National Heritage List for England 628:National Heritage List for England 604:National Heritage List for England 14: 695:"16 and 17, The Street (1353876)" 671:"18 and 19, The Street (1276331)" 398: 56: 55: 48: 38:Bridge over the Arun at Houghton 32: 580:Office for National Statistics 1: 92:153 (Civil Parish.2011) 109:OS grid reference 21:Human settlement in England 1187: 788:"Arundel Castle (1000170)" 623:"Houghton House (1027634)" 599:"Little Wyndham (1027633)" 576:United Kingdom Census 2011 647:"Old Farmhouse (1234021)" 452:South Downs National Park 325: 303: 263: 43: 31: 571:11 February 2003 at the 479:Amenities and recreation 438:, England. It is on the 1171:Villages in West Sussex 422:) is a low-population, 317:Arundel and South Downs 494:. 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Houghton is located in West Sussex
West Sussex
Density
OS grid reference
TQ018115
London
NNE
Civil parish
District
Arun
Shire county
West Sussex
Region
South East
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Postcode district
BN18
Dialling code
Police
Sussex
Fire
West Sussex
Ambulance
South East Coast
UK Parliament
Arundel and South Downs

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