Houghton-le-Side should not be confused with Houghton-le-Spring.
Houghton-le-Side is a small village in the borough of Darlington and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England.[1] It is situated a few miles to the south-west of Newton Aycliffe.[1] The population at the 2011 Census was less than 100. Details are now maintained within the parish of Walworth.