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"HOUGHTON (NEW), or Houghton in the Brake, 10 miles W. of Falkenham, and 13 miles N.E. by E. of Lynn, is a parish and a village, comprising 49 houses, 224 souls, and 1,521 acres of land, of which 100a. are in woods, and 800 acres in the park of Houghton Hall, one of the seats of the owner, and lord of the manor, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, whose other residence is Cholmondeley Castle, Cheshire. . . . It was begun in 1722 by the celebrated Sir Robt. Walpole and finished in 1735, during which period the founder continued Prime Minister of state. . . . The Church, dedicated to St. Martin, was rebuilt by Sir Robert Walpole, after he had completed the Hall. It stands in the park, and contains several memorials to the Walpoles . . . . The vicarage, valued in the King's book at £5, and in 1850 at £104, is enjoyed by the Rev. J. Hy. Broome." [William White, History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk (1854) - Transcription copyright © Brian Randell]
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- 1891: Surname List (this is a link to an archived copy)
- 1883: Kelly's Directory for Cambridgeshire, Norfolk and Suffolk (this is a link to an archived copy)
- Ask for a calculation of the distance from Houghton (or New Houghton) to another place.
Houghton is in Gallow Hundred.
- Parish outline and location.
- See Parish Map for Gallow Hundred
- Description of Gallow Hundred
- 1845: White's History, Gazetteer, and Directory of Norfolk
- David Adams (david[at]jdieabutterbache.plus[dot]com)
- Researching the parish and hall at Houghton (Norfolk), 19th and 20th centuries.
- Houghton Hall
- House, gardens, etc.
- (No author)
- Houghton Hall. (Guide Book).
[ISBN 0851011179, Derby, English Life Publications, 1976] - Yaxley, David (editor)
- Survey of Houghton Hall Estate, 1800 (with maps), by Joseph Hill.
[ISBN 0951160001, Norwich, Norfolk Record Society Vol 50, 1984]
You can see maps centred on OS grid reference TF791277 (Lat/Lon: 52.817236, 0.656604), Houghton (or New Houghton) which are provided by:
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- StreetMap (Current Ordnance Survey maps)
- Bing (was Multimap)
- Old Maps Online
- National Library of Scotland (Old Ordnance Survey maps)
- Vision of Britain (Click "Historical units & statistics" for administrative areas.)
- English Jurisdictions in 1851 (Unfortunately the LDS have removed the facility to enable us to specify a starting location, you will need to search yourself on their map.)
- Magic (Geographic information) (Click + on map if it doesn't show)
- GeoHack (Links to on-line maps and location specific services.)
- All places within the same township/parish shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby townships/parishes shown on an Openstreetmap map.
- Nearby places shown on an Openstreetmap map.