Place:Longhoughton, Northumberland, England

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

source: Family History Library Catalog

source: Family History Library Catalog

Longhoughton is a small rural village and civil parish in Northumberland, England. It lies near the coast, about 4.5 miles (7.2 km) northeast of Alnwick.

Prior to becoming an ancient parish, it was a chapelry in the ancient parish of Lesbury. Longhougton contained the smaller settlements of Boulmer and Seaton House and Littlehoughton (both redirected here). It became a civil parish in the 19th century. From 1894 it was part of Alnwick Rural District. In 1955 it absorbed the neighbouring parish of Howick. In 1974 rural districts were abolished and Longhougton became part of the Alnwick District until 2009 when Northumberland became a unitary authority.

A Vision of Britain through Time provides the following description of Longhougton from John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales of 1870-72:

"HOUGHTON (LONG), a township and a parish in Alnwick district, Northumberland. The township lies on the Northeastern railway and on the coast, 4 miles ENE of Alnwick; and has a station on the railway, and a post office under Bilton, Northumberland. Acres: 2,847; of which 222 are water. Pop.: 491. Houses: 104.

"The parish contains also the township of Little Houghton and that of Boulmer and Seaton-House. Acres: 4,113. Real property: £5,976. Pop.: 777. Houses: 154. The property is divided among a few. The manor belongs to the Duke of Northumberland. Coal, limestone, and lead ore are found. Boulmer bay and Ratcheugh crag are here; and the latter commands an extensive coast view. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Durham. Value: £162. Patron: the Duke of Northumberland. The church is ancient but good; and has a massive tower, with walls of great thickness, and with some early Norman windows. There is a national school.

Research Tips

• Northumberland Archives previously known as Northumberland Collections Service and Northumberland County Record Office. Now based within Woodhorn Museum in Ashington and providing free access to numerous records for local and family historians alike.

Full postal address: Museum and Northumberland Archives, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland, NE63 9YF; Phone: 01670 624455

There is a branch office in Berwick upon Tweed.

• Northumberland and Durham FHS covers both Northumberland and County Durham. The Family History Society have a research centre in Percy House in central Newcastle upon Tyne (full address on website), open Monday to Friday from 10 am to 4 pm. Browse the website to see what else the society can provide.
• Further information from GENUKI
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1832 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time. This map includes the boundaries of the various Wards (or "hundreds") in existence at that time.
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1900 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• Ordnance Survey map of Northumberland 1944 provided by A Vision of Britain through Time
• English Jurisdictions 1851, a parish finding aid provided by FamilySearch, particularly helpful in large towns and cities.
• Unfortunately, there is no Victoria County History for Northumberland.