Houghton, Huntingdonshire

Description
Houghton, a village and a parish in Huntingdonshire. The village stands on the river Onse, 2 1/2 miles WNW from St Ives station on the G.E.R., G.N.E., and M.E. Junction. It has a post, money order, and telegraph office under Huntingdon. The parish comprises 1549 acres; population, 417. The manor belongs to the Dnke of Manchester. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Ely; gross yearly value, £150 with residence. Patron, the Duke of Manchester. The church is a very ancient building in the Perpendicular style, consists of nave, N aisle, chancel, and S porch, with tower and spire, and contains an Early English stone seat, and an elegant piscina. There is a chapel used by the Baptists and Con-gregationalists. Houghton Hill is a county residence standing in a park of 70 acres.