Market Place, Houghton-le-Spring
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Image: © Malc McDonald Taken: 27 Aug 2011
Judging from its name, the Market Place would once have been the commercial centre of Houghton-le-Spring. The shops and town centre are now a short distance further west, on and around Newbottle Street, while the Market Place is now flanked mainly by houses.