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Houghton on the Hill is a village lying six miles to the east of Leicester in the East Midlands in England. An entry for Houghton on the Hill is recorded in the Domesday Book. In Dec 2007, the village made national news headlines, and was dubbed "the village of the scammed" when a large number of fraudulent credit card charges in the Far East were linked to the JET filling station. In Aug 2008, Sri-Lankan born cashier, Nyal Rajput, was jailed for two years and nine months after admitting to the charge of obtaining property by deception. A total of £6.5m was stolen in the scam, which affected almost every house in the village. ==Residents== The population of Houghton is 1,548. Many of Houghton's residents commute to Leicester, Uppingham (in Rutland) or other nearby towns. The village is the birthplace of the famed landscape artist John Glover (1767-1849) and home of the eccentric creative designer Baron Ashlington. One time member of the village, and still frequent visitor, is the writer (Dr. Kingsley Dennis ); author of '(New Consciousness for a New World )' (2011) and 'After the Car' (2009).〔(After the Car ), Dr. Kingsley Dennis〕 The Manor of Houghton was owned by Thompson Family for many years until it was sold to George Anthony Legh Keck in 1805. It later passed to the Lilford Family until 1913 when it was sold.〔JM Lee, RA Mckinley (1964) "Victoria County History - A History of the County of Leicestershire: Volume 5: Gartree Hundred", Pages 157-163, http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=22055〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Houghton on the Hill」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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