OS grid reference TF9235 Country England Post town Fakenham District North Norfolk Civil parish Barsham | Region East Sovereign state United Kingdom Shire county Norfolk Dialling code 01328 UK parliament constituency North Norfolk | |
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Population 224 (parish, 2001 census) | ||
Houghton Saint Giles is a village within the civil parish of Barsham (where the population is included) which is in the English county of Norfolk. This village is one of four settlements that are within the parish of Barsham. The other villages are West Barsham, East Barsham and North Barsham. Houghton Saint Giles is 4.2 miles north of the town of Fakenham, 21.2 miles west of Cromer and 118 miles north of London. The nearest railway station is at Sheringham for the Bittern Line which runs between Sheringham, Cromer and Norwich. The nearest airport is Norwich International Airport.
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Map of Houghton St Giles, Walsingham, UK
The Parish Church
The parish church of Saint Giles was rebuilt by William Eden Nestfield in 1877 and much of the building materials for the new church were re-cycled from an older church on the site. At the western end of the church there is a low tower with a pyramid cap. The nave and the chancel are under one tiled roof.