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Between Huntingdon and St Ives and on the north bank of the Great Ouse, these villages run into one another and, indeed, are now one parish. This extends north across the main road to include the airfield of RAF Wyton together with its extensive area of married quarters housing, quite a small town in itself.
The villages, on a quiet road close to the river, are attractive with half-timbered houses and shops, pleasant country gardens and surrounding trees.
At Houghton, by the river, this great little village is definitely worth turning off the main road for. Full of thatched cottages, beautiful church with a spire that dominates the surrounding countryside and a pub called The Three Horse Shoes.
A typically English country village scene with wonderful thatched cottages and there is a row of four thatched houses at the end of the Post Office, leading down to the mill.
Houghton Mill, (NT). Mill: Open April to mid-October, Saturday, Sunday & Bank Holidays Monday 2-5.30pm. Also end June to early September, Monday to Wednesday 2-5.30pm. Last admission 5pm. Admission charge no facilities on site pub and village shop close by, parking in village. Disabled access to ground floor
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- Landmark