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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Hanging Houghton like this:
HANGING-HOUGHTON, a hamlet in Lamport parish, Northampton; 1 mile SW of Lamport village. Acres, 1, 292. Real property, £2, 275. Pop., 96. Houses, 23. There is an endowed school.
Hanging Houghton is now part of WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how WEST NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Hanging Houghton itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Hanging Houghton, in West Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8032
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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