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 miles
- Leeds 19 miles
- Bradford 23.6 miles
- Huddersfield 19.5 miles
- Rotherham 8.5 miles
- Doncaster 9.9 miles
- Chesterfield 21.4 miles
- Wakefield 10.9 miles
- Halifax 24.8 miles
- Barnsley 4.8 miles
- Castleford 11.6 miles
- Morley 17.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Houghton Parish 0.7 miles
- Billingley Parish 1.3 miles
- Thurnscoe Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Darfield Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Clayton with Frickley Parish 1.7 miles
- North East Ward 1.8 miles
- Dearne North Ward 1.8 miles
- Grimethorpe Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Goldthorpe Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Dearne South Ward 2.6 miles
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.6 miles
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Great Houghton
S72 0DU, S72 0AU, S72 0AD, S72 0AR, S72 0AJ, S72 0DZ, S72 0DT, S72 0BD, S72 0BG … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.1 miles
- Thurnscoe Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Goldthorpe Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Great Houghton Ad
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 2 3 miles
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 7.8 miles
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 8.7 miles
- Burntwood Court Hotel 2.7 miles
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 7 miles
- Ibis Rotherham East – (M18 / M1) 3 9.9 miles
- The Earl of Doncaster Hotel 4 9.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 7.2 miles
Schools in Great Houghton
- Sandhill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 3.5 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 4.9 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.2 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 7.1 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 7.2 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.2 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.4 miles