Houghton-le-Spring
Houghton-le-Spring ( ) is a town within the Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham.
Key facts
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Houghton-le-Spring
- UK place.population
- 36,746
- UK place.metropolitan_borough
- Sunderland
- UK place.metropolitan_county
- Tyne and Wear
- UK place.region
- North East England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- UK place.post_town
- HOUGHTON LE SPRING
- UK place.postcode_area
- DH
- UK place.postcode_district
- DH4, DH5
- UK place.dial_code
- 0191
- UK place.static_image_name
- St Michael and All Angels church at Houghton -Le-Spring - geograph.org.uk - 3572112.jpg
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- History
- Houghton Feast
- Today
- Notable people
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Houghton-le-Spring ( ) is a town within the Sunderland, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham.
It lies seven miles from Durham, . Seaham is also directly east. The villages and towns of Newbottle, Fencehouses and Hetton-le-Hole lie nearby. It had a population of 36,746.
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