Houghton-le-Spring
Built-up area in Sunderland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.842, -1.472 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 34 49 |
| Population: | 37,840 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Houghton-le-Spring sits within the City of Sunderland on the edge of the old County Durham coalfield. The town has medieval roots - the "le-Spring" comes from the Le Spring family who once held the manor - and retains landmarks such as the parish St Michael and All Angels Church and a narrow Georgian market street; its annual Houghton Feast is a long-standing community festival with medieval origins.
Once dominated by coal mining, with nearby pits at places like Hetton-le-Hole, Houghton-le-Spring is now largely a residential and commuter town for Sunderland, Durham and Newcastle, but it still has a strong local identity, active civic life and good access to green spaces and recreation such as Herrington Country Park and the nearby Penshaw Monument.
Postcode districts covering Houghton-le-Spring
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 12.5 miles
- Sunderland 4.4 miles
- Middlesbrough 22 miles
- Darlington 21.7 miles
- Hartlepool 15.9 miles
- South Shields 9.8 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 19.7 miles
- Gateshead 8.3 miles
- Washington 4.3 miles
- Durham 5.7 miles
- Wallsend 11.2 miles
- Newburn 14.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Copt Hill Ward 0.6 miles
- Houghton Ward 0.7 miles
- Newbottle Built-up area 1.1 miles
- East Rainton Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Fence Houses Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Hetton-le-Hole Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Hetton Parish 1.7 miles
- Shiney Row and Penshaw Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Warden Law Parish 1.9 miles
- Bournmoor Built-up area 2.1 miles
- West Rainton and Leamside Parish 2.3 miles
- Shiney Row Ward 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Houghton-le-Spring
DH5 8GA, DH4 6FN, DH5 8ED, DH5 8PF, DH5 8BB, DH4 5PU, DH5 8AY, DH5 8ET, DH4 5LL … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 16.1 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 23.1 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 4.3 miles
- Seaham 5.2 miles
Hotels near Houghton-le-Spring Ad
- Highfield Hotel 1.3 miles
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 3.4 miles
- Three Horseshoes Leamside 2.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Sunderland – City Centre 4 5.6 miles
- Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 3.7 miles
- Lumley Castle 4 3.3 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6.1 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 4.7 miles
- Hallgarth Manor House 3.5 3.9 miles
- OYO The Village Inn, Murton Seaham 3 3.4 miles
Schools in Houghton-le-Spring
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Primary
- Burnside Academy Inspires Primary
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy Primary
- Kepier Secondary
- Newbottle Primary Academy Primary
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Primary
Local points of interest
- Dunkeld Close Estate 1.9 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 5.8 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 6 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 6.6 miles
- University of Durham University 6.8 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 7.5 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 8.9 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 8.9 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 9.2 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 10.1 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 10.3 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 10.3 miles