Houghton is a Village in the county of West Sussex.

Retail in Houghton

There are great places to visit near Houghton including some great towns, country parks, woodlands and airports.

The area around Houghton boasts some of the best towns including Chichester, and Crawley.

Goodwood Country Park, and Buchan Country Park are great places to visit near Houghton if you like country parks.

Don't miss Goodwood Country Park's woodlands if visiting the area around Houghton.

Gatwick Airport, Shoreham Airport, and Chichester/Goodwood Airport are great places to visit near Houghton if you like airports.

Houghton History

There are some historic monuments around Houghton:

• Prehistoric linear boundary on Wepham Down
• Linear group of three bowl barrows immediately east of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Cross dyke on Springhead Hill, 780m south of Springhead Farm
• Lime kilns, canal, engine sheds, etcetera
• Bowl barrow on Glatting Beacon
• Itford Hill style settlement and an Anglo-Saxon barrow field at New Barn Down, 850m north west of Myrtle Grove Farm
• Bowl barrow 960m WSW of Bignor Hill
• Arundel Castle
• Romano-British villa at Borough Farm
• Bowl barrow on Westburton Hill
• Pair of bowl barrows on Amberley Mount, 760m north east of Downs Farm
• Bowl barrow on Springhead Hill, 750m SSW of Springhead Farm
• Group of six bowl barrows 790m south west of Grey Friars Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Prehistoric flint mine and a Martin Down style enclosure on Harrow hill, 850m south east of Lee Farm
• Goblestubbs Copse earthworks
• Round barrow cemetery in Rackham Plantation
• Stopham Bridge
• Deserted medieval settlement at Lower Barpham Farm
• Denture bowl barrow
• Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 540m east of Main Wood Cottage
• Bowl barrow south of Burton Rough
• Lower Fittleworth South Bridge
• Rackham Banks: A cross dyke and Itford Hill style settlement on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Oldbottom Barn
• Roman mansio and settlement, 535m north-east of Penn House
• Bowl barrow south of Westburton Hill: part of Westburton Hill round barrow cemetery
• Two bowl barrows south-east of Egg Bottom Coppice
• Bowl barrow on Barlavington Down
• Bowl barrow 800m south-west of Bignor Hill
• Burpham camp
• Bowl barrow 915m WSW of Bignor Hill
• Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 200m south of The Bung
• Old Swan Bridge, Pulborough
• Cross ridge dykes on Sutton Down
• Romano-British villa and traces of Iron Age occupation 500m WSW of New Barn
• Lynchets N of Downs Farm
• Pair of platform barrows on the western side of Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Cross dyke 330m north west of Whiteways Lodge
• Bowl barrow at Kithurst Hill car park: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Romano-British settlement at Church Farm
• Prehistoric linear boundary on Barlavington Down, 550m north east of Dog Kennels
• Two bowl barrows south of Westburton Hill: part of Westburton Hill round barrow cemetery
• Maison Dieu
• Bowl barrow 950m south west of Grey Friars Farm: part of a dispersed round barrow cemetery on Kithurst Hill
• Two bowl barrows south of Westburton Hill: part of Westburton Hill round barrow cemetery
• Bowl barrow reused as moot mound in Barkhale Wood
• Medieval earthworks E and SE of St Mary's Church
• Cross dyke 180m north of radio masts at Glatting Beacon
• Motte and bailey castle in Pulborough Park
• Barkhale Camp causewayed enclosure
• Bowl barrow on Wiggonholt Common, 290m south of Upperton's Barn
• Medieval moated site off Moat Lane
• Duncton Common round barrow cemetery
• Lickfold Roman Bath House, Wiggonholt
• Coultershaw beam pump
• Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 500m north-west of Westerland Lodge
• Bowl barrow 430m north east of Gumber Farm
• Hardham Priory
• Tortington Augustinian priory and ponds, including part of priory precinct
• Roman barrow at Broomershill, 200m south east of Brocks Rew Farm
• A 19th century artillery fort known as Littlehampton Fort, 317m south west of the Windmill Theatre
• Pallingham Manor
• Itford Hill style settlement on Cock Hill
• Cross dyke on Barpham Hill, 600m north west of Lower Barpham
• Amberley Castle
• Dalesdown Wood earthworks
• Cross dyke on Chantry Hill, 470m south of Grey Friars Farm
• Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 600m NNW of Newoods Farm
• Group of four bowl barrows at the Chantry Post
• War Dyke entrenchment in Whiteways Plantation and South Wood
• Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 120m south west of the Old School House
• An unenclosed Iron Age urnfield and associated remains on Rackham Hill, 900m SSE of Rackham Farm
• Greatham Bridge
• Bowl barrow on Sutton Common, 50m south-west of the Old School House
• Double cross dyke on Upwaltham Hill
• The Mill Ball: a bowl barrow south of Bury Hill
• The Burgh: a bowl barrow 940m east of Canada
• Ringwork 400m NNW of Batworthpark House
• Madehurst Wood earthworks
• Round barrow S of Burton Down
• Settlement site in Chantry Bottom
• Bowl barrow on Lavington Common, 550m north of Westerland Stud
• Deserted medieval settlement at Upper Barpham Farm
• Bowl barrow 780m south-west of Bignor Hill
• Lower Fittleworth North Bridge
• Bignor Roman Villa, 450m east of Manor Farm