Little Houghton, South Yorkshire
- Little Houghton, South Yorkshire
Little Houghton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England. Access to the hamlet of Little Houghton is gained by travelling along Middlecliff Lane through the village of Middlecliffe. The larger village is made up of of mainly council and ex-council houses.
Little Houghton was previously the site of two large coal mines. Houghton Main was a deep shaft mine and Dearne Valley a drift mine. Both mines are now closed and their sites have been landscaped, which has been partly funded by money from the European Union. Before the coal mines, the village was involved in agriculture and there were two farms in the village with associated cottages. A few of the old farm buildings remain, but some have recently been converted into housing.
The two settlements come under Little Houghton Parish Council. [ http://www.barnsley.gov.uk/bguk/Council_Democracy/Your_Right_to_Know/Parish_Town_Councils/Little%20Houghton%20Parish%20Council.html]
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In September 2006, Houghton Main, the local village cricket team won the Village Cup Final, held at Lord's Cricket Ground. [ [http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/ci/content/story/258606.html Cricinfo - Houghton Main take village title ] ]
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