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5 days ago · A Brief History of Houghton on the Hill. The First Settlement. The first mention of Houghton is in the Domesday Book in 1086 (spelt Hohtone) when it is recorded as having a population of 10. Archaeological finds however suggest that there may have been a settlement here for much longer.
4 days ago · Labour candidate Bridget Phillipson has retained her seat in Houghton & Sunderland South, as the first contested seat of the 2024 general election is announced.
4 days ago · HOUGHTON CONQUEST. Oustone, Houstone (xi cent.); Hoctona (xii cent.); Octona, Hocton (xiii cent.). The parish of Houghton Conquest lies some 6 miles south of Bedford.
3 days ago · Labour wins across North East, with heavy Conservative losses and Reform UK coming second, as all the region's results are declared.
5 days ago · Called Houghton in the Hole, by the hills, and in old writings Hacton, from its site by the hills, was a beruite to the King's manor of Wighton, in King Edward's time, and remained so at the survey; 4 carucates of land belonged to it, 5 villains, and 5 borderers, one carucate in demean, and 3 carucates among the tenants, with pasture ...