Little Houghton is a small village and civil parish to the east of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, tucked into the Dearne Valley. It lies close to Great Houghton and Darfield, with a mix of farmland, former colliery land and residential streets giving it a semi-rural feel despite good road links into the wider borough.
Historically the community was shaped by coal mining, and that industrial past still shows in reclaimed green spaces, local memorials and a strong sense of shared identity. These days the parish is largely residential, with many people commuting into Barnsley or Sheffield, while village life centres on local gatherings, a village hall and a scattering of older cottages and Victorian-era buildings that hint at its longer history.
Postcode districts covering Little Houghton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 12.4 miles20 km
- Leeds 19.4 miles31.1 km
- Bradford 23.6 miles38 km
- Huddersfield 19.3 miles31 km
- Rotherham 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Doncaster 10.3 miles16.5 km
- Chesterfield 20.7 miles33.4 km
- Wakefield 11.1 miles17.9 km
- Halifax 24.8 miles39.8 km
- Barnsley 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Castleford 12.2 miles19.7 km
- Morley 17.3 miles27.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Great Houghton Built-up area 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Billingley Parish 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Darfield Built-up area 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Thurnscoe Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- North East Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Dearne North Ward 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Wombwell Built-up area 2.3 miles3.6 km
- Goldthorpe Built-up area 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Grimethorpe Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Clayton with Frickley Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Dearne South Ward 2.5 miles4 km
Example postcodes in Little Houghton
S72 0EZ, S72 0HL, S72 0HU, S72 0HD, S72 0HW, S72 0HP, S72 0EX, S72 7GX, S72 0JQ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15.2 miles24.4 km
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.3 miles40.8 km
- Goldthorpe Railway Station 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Thurnscoe Railway Station 2.1 miles3.4 km
Hotels near Little Houghton Ad
- Churchill's Hotel 2 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham North 3 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Wentbridge House Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Gulliver's Valley M1 Jct 31 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Owston Hall Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Ibis Styles Barnsley Hotel 3 6.5 miles10.5 km
- The Fairway 3 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Burntwood Court Hotel 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Holiday Inn Barnsley 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 2.8 miles4.6 km
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 4.3 miles7 km
- Oakwell Stadium 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.8 miles9.3 km
- Nostell Priory Country house 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 9.4 miles15.1 km
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.4 miles16.7 km
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.6 miles17 km
- Don Valley Stadium Stadium 10.7 miles17.2 km