Great Houghton is a small former coal‑mining village on the eastern side of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, set in the low-lying Dearne Valley. It grew up around the local pits in the 19th and 20th centuries and still shows that heritage in its terraces and memorials, while reclaimed spoil tips and green corridors now offer pleasant walks and views across the valley.
Today the village keeps a strong local identity with a village hall, a few pubs and small shops, and a mix of long‑standing families and commuters travelling to nearby centres such as Sheffield and Leeds. Community projects and events tend to celebrate the mining past even as the area adapts to new economic realities, making Great Houghton a compact, characterful place between industry and countryside.
Postcode districts covering Great Houghton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 13.1 miles21.1 km
- Leeds 19 miles30.6 km
- Bradford 23.6 miles37.9 km
- Huddersfield 19.5 miles31.3 km
- Rotherham 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Doncaster 9.9 miles16 km
- Chesterfield 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Wakefield 10.9 miles17.6 km
- Halifax 24.8 miles40 km
- Barnsley 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Castleford 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Morley 17.1 miles27.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Little Houghton Parish 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Billingley Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Thurnscoe Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Darfield Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Clayton with Frickley Parish 1.7 miles2.8 km
- North East Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Dearne North Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Grimethorpe Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Goldthorpe Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Dearne South Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Parish 2.9 miles4.6 km
Example postcodes in Great Houghton
S72 0ED, S72 0BU, S72 0BH, S72 0EQ, S72 0EH, S72 0BP, S72 0AA, S72 0AY, S72 0DH … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15 miles24.1 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.1 miles40.3 km
- Thurnscoe Railway Station 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Goldthorpe Railway Station 2 miles3.3 km
Hotels near Great Houghton Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3 miles4.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 5.9 miles9.5 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Burntwood Court Hotel 2.7 miles4.3 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 8.7 miles14 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 7 miles11.2 km
- The Fairway 3 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 9.7 miles15.6 km
Schools in Great Houghton
- Sandhill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Oakwell Stadium 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5 miles8.1 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.2 miles8.3 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 7.1 miles11.4 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10 miles16.1 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles16.3 km
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles16.4 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.2 miles16.4 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.4 miles16.7 km