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About Houghton Saint Giles

Houghton Saint Giles is a small Norfolk village reached via the A148 and B1105, sitting amid the rolling countryside near Little Walsingham. Most traffic consists of local trips to Fakenham or coastal towns, though pilgrims arrive from across Britain to visit the medieval Slipper Chapel, where travelers traditionally removed their shoes before walking the final mile to Walsingham's shrine.

Where is Houghton Saint Giles on the map?

Houghton Saint Giles is in England, at 52.881, 0.857 - about 10 km south of Wells-next-the-Sea.

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The closest airport to Houghton Saint Giles is Norwich Airport, 43 km (about 41 min by car).

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