__NOTOC__ Hougham () is a village and civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire, England, north from Grantham. The village of Marston, Lincolnshire is its closest neighbour, just under to the south.
History A fair and market were both founded in 1330.Letters, Samantha: "Lincolnshire - Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs in England and Wales to 1516" (2005). Retrieved 25 June 2010
The village once had its own railway station on the line between Grantham and Newark.
Community Hougham church is dedicated to All Saints. It is built in Norman style, and contains a monument to Sir Hugh de Bussey, said to have been senior among the Knights Templar.
The ecclesiastical parish is also Hougham, part of The Barkston and Hough Group of the Loveden Deanery of the Diocese of Lincoln. As of 2014, the incumbent is Revd Alan Littlewood.. Diocese of Lincoln. Retrieved 5 February 2014
The Manor House was built c.1620, on the site of a 13th-century manor of the De Bussey family. It has been extensively altered up to the 20th century. The original moat is still discernible.Pevsner, Nikolaus; Harris, John: The Buildings of England: Lincolnshire, Penguin (1964); revised by Nicholas Antram (1989), Yale University Press, p. 580.
References
External links
Hougham Village website "Hougham and Marston: Hougham Manor", Roffe.co.uk