Great Houghton is a small former coal‑mining village on the eastern side of the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, set in the low-lying Dearne Valley. It grew up around the local pits in the 19th and 20th centuries and still shows that heritage in its terraces and memorials, while reclaimed spoil tips and green corridors now offer pleasant walks and views across the valley.
Today the village keeps a strong local identity with a village hall, a few pubs and small shops, and a mix of long‑standing families and commuters travelling to nearby centres such as Sheffield and Leeds. Community projects and events tend to celebrate the mining past even as the area adapts to new economic realities, making Great Houghton a compact, characterful place between industry and countryside.
Postcode districts covering Great Houghton
Most populated places nearby
- Sheffield 13.1 miles
- Leeds 19 miles
- Bradford 23.6 miles
- Huddersfield 19.5 miles
- Rotherham 8.5 miles
- Doncaster 9.9 miles
- Chesterfield 21.4 miles
- Wakefield 10.9 miles
- Halifax 24.8 miles
- Barnsley 4.8 miles
- Castleford 11.6 miles
- Morley 17.1 miles
Neighbouring places
- Little Houghton Parish 0.7 miles
- Billingley Parish 1.3 miles
- Thurnscoe Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Darfield Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Clayton with Frickley Parish 1.7 miles
- North East Ward 1.8 miles
- Dearne North Ward 1.8 miles
- Grimethorpe Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Goldthorpe Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Dearne South Ward 2.6 miles
- Bolton upon Dearne Built-up area 2.6 miles
- South Kirkby and Moorthorpe Parish 2.9 miles
Example postcodes in Great Houghton
S72 0ES, S72 0BS, S72 0BZ, S72 0BE, S72 0DA, S72 0DF, S72 0AN, S72 0BT, S72 0DJ … See all
Transport links
- Doncaster Sheffield Airport 15 miles
- Leeds Bradford International Airport 25.1 miles
- Thurnscoe Railway Station 1.7 miles
- Goldthorpe Railway Station 2 miles
Hotels near Great Houghton Ad
- Travelodge Barnsley 3 3.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Express Rotherham – North 3 3.1 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley 3 2.8 miles
- Burntwood Court Hotel 2.7 miles
- Churchill's Hotel 3 3 miles
- Waterton Park Hotel 4 7.6 miles
- Rogerthorpe Manor Hotel 4 5.9 miles
- ibis Styles Barnsley 3 6.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Doncaster A1- M Jct 36 3 8 miles
- Premier Inn Barnsley Central M1 J37 3 5.7 miles
Schools in Great Houghton
- Sandhill Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Cortonwood Colliery Shopping centre 3.5 miles
- Oakwell Stadium 4.9 miles
- Elsecar Heritage Centre Museum 5 miles
- Hampole Priory Historic site 5.2 miles
- Nostell Priory Country house 7.1 miles
- Cusworth Hall Museum Museum 7.2 miles
- Pugneys Country Park Nature reserve 9.6 miles
- Meadowhall Shopping centre 10 miles
- Keepmoat Stadium Stadium 10.1 miles
- Pontefract Racecourse Recreation 10.2 miles
- South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum Museum 10.2 miles
- Potteric Carr Nature Reserve Nature reserve 10.4 miles