Houghton, Cumbria

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Houghton is a commuter village to the north of the city of Carlisle in Cumbria, England. It has two shops, a school for Key Stage 1 & 2 pupils and a church, St John's. It is the largest settlement in the civil parish of Stanwix Rural.

The village was formerly home to an army training depot called Hadrian's Camp.

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