Little Houghton, South Yorkshire
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Little Houghton is a hamlet and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
, South Yorkshire
, England
. At the 2001 census it had a population of 618.
Access to the hamlet of Little Houghton is gained by travelling along Middlecliff Lane through the village of Middlecliffe
. The larger village is made up of mainly council
and ex-council houses.
Little Houghton was previously the site of two large coal mines. Houghton Main was a deep shaft mine and Dearne Valley a drift mine. Both mines are now closed and their sites have been landscaped, which has been partly funded by money from the European Union
. Before the coal mines, the village was involved in agriculture and there were two farms in the village with associated cottages. A few of the old farm buildings remain, but some have recently been converted into housing.
The two settlements come under Little Houghton Parish Council.
team won the Village Cup Final, held at Lord's Cricket Ground
.
Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley
The Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley is a metropolitan borough of the metropolitan county of South Yorkshire, England. Its main town is Barnsley....
, South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It has a population of 1.29 million. It consists of four metropolitan boroughs: Barnsley, Doncaster, Rotherham, and City of Sheffield...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. At the 2001 census it had a population of 618.
Access to the hamlet of Little Houghton is gained by travelling along Middlecliff Lane through the village of Middlecliffe
Middlecliffe
Middlecliffe is a small South Yorkshire hamlet straddling the road between Darfield and Great Houghton, close to Barnsley, where Middlecliff Lane joins the B6273 road. It is mostly a collection of current and former council houses, served by a Post Office, small corner shop and a Working Mens club...
. The larger village is made up of mainly council
Local government in the United Kingdom
The pattern of local government in England is complex, with the distribution of functions varying according to the local arrangements. Legislation concerning local government in England is decided by the Parliament and Government of the United Kingdom, because England does not have a devolved...
and ex-council houses.
Little Houghton was previously the site of two large coal mines. Houghton Main was a deep shaft mine and Dearne Valley a drift mine. Both mines are now closed and their sites have been landscaped, which has been partly funded by money from the European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
. Before the coal mines, the village was involved in agriculture and there were two farms in the village with associated cottages. A few of the old farm buildings remain, but some have recently been converted into housing.
The two settlements come under Little Houghton Parish Council.
Sports
In September 2006, Houghton Main, the local village cricketCricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
team won the Village Cup Final, held at Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground
Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board , the European Cricket Council and, until August 2005, the...
.