| Country: | England |
| Official Name: | Great Houghton |
| Coordinates: | 52.2228°N -0.8411°W |
| Population: | 651 |
| Population Ref: | (2021) |
| Unitary England: | West Northamptonshire |
| Lieutenancy England: | Northamptonshire |
| Region: | East Midlands |
| Post Town: | Northampton |
| Postcode District: | NN4 |
| Postcode Area: | NN |
| Dial Code: | 01604 |
| Os Grid Reference: | SP79115886 |
Great Houghton is a village near Northampton in West Northamptonshire. The population of the civil parish at the 2021 census was 651.[1] It lies on the edge of the large market town, on the Bedford Road (A428). The village has two pubs and a large village hall and playing fields. The village was also the home of Great Houghton School, a private day school which closed in 2014.[2]
The villages name means 'hill-spur farm/settlement'.[3]
The village was struck by an F1/T2 tornado on 23 November 1981, as part of the record-breaking nationwide tornado outbreak on that day.[4]