Houghton on the Hill | As described in John Bartholomew's Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887)

Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Houghton on the Hill

Houghton on the Hill, par. and vil., in co. and 6 miles SE. of Leicester, 2450 ac., pop. 415; P.O., called Houghton.

(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description:	"parish and village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places")
Administrative units:	Houghton on the Hill Parish Leicestershire Ancient County
Place names:	HOUGHTON \| HOUGHTON ON THE HILL
Place:	Houghton on the Hill

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