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Houghton-Le-Spring
City population
36,746
#334
in United Kingdom
#292
in England
#15,046
worldwide
54.840, -1.464 · 381 km from London
About Houghton-Le-Spring
Houghton-Le-Spring is a city in England, United Kingdom with a population of 36,746. It is the 334th largest of the 794 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United Kingdom, and the 15,046th largest worldwide. It lies 381 km from London.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#292of 679
Elevation
79 m
Approximate — modelled, not surveyed
Time zone
Europe/London
Coordinates
54.840, -1.464
Record updated
2026-04-06
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured. Elevation is modelled from a digital elevation model rather than surveyed, so it is approximate.
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