Houghton, West Sussex

infobox UK place
country = England
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latitude= 50.89441
longitude= -0.55318
official_name =Houghton
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shire_district= Arun
shire_county= West Sussex
region= South East England
constituency_westminster= Arundel and South Downs
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os_grid_reference= TQ018115

Houghton is a village and civil parish in the Arun District of West Sussex, England. It is located on the River Arun five kilometres (3 mi) to the north of Arundel. The essentially rural civil parish covers an area of 743.04 hectares and has a population of 76 persons (2001 census). The village name is pronounced as /'hautən/ (unlike other villages of a similar spelling in England where the first syllable is the same as the English word "hot".

Situated in the village is a simple two-cell church dedicated to St Nicholas originally dating from the 13th century but largely rebuilt in 1857.

Houghton is home to the George and Dragon pub, said to have been a stop-off point of Charles I's son (the future Charles II) on his escape to France in 1651Fact|date=February 2007. The Monarch's Way long-distance footpath (which follows Charles's supposed route from Worcester to Shoreham-by-Sea) descends from the downs to the west into the village, before heading south along the river towards Arundel.

External links

* [http://www.acny.org.uk/4991/ St Nicholas Church]