Houghton, Cumbria

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Houghton is a commuter village to the north of the city of Carlisle in Cumbria, England. It has two shops, a village hall, a school for Key Stage 1 & 2 pupils and St John's church. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural.

The village was formerly home to an army training depot called Hadrian's Camp. Part of the site has been converted to housing, and part into a Travellers Site. The course of Hadrian's Wall runs through the old army camp though no visible remains exist.

A very large garden centre has opened in the former grounds of Houghton Hall.