HOUGHTON, a township in the parish of MANCHESTER,
hundred of SALFORD, county palatine of
LANCASTER, 3 miles (N.E.) from Stockport, containing
2084 inhabitants.. The name is probably a corruption of
High Town, from the district being the most elevated
part of the parish of Manchester. There is a place of
worship for Wesleyan Methodists. The manufacture of
cotton goods and hats affords employment to about
seven hundred and fifty persons. An abundance of coal
is obtained in this township.