 The architecture of the village is mainly Hampshire rural vernacular, with some timber-frame and thatch, as well as much brick and slate.There are nearly 50 listed buildings in the village, which include North Houghton Manor, Houghton Lodge, Houghton Manor House, All Saints Church, The Old Rectory, Bossington Mill, and Bossington House, as well as many smaller houses, the oldest of which dates back to the fifteenth century.Nearly a fifth of the houses in the village are listed, and most of the village falls within a Conservation Area, designated in 1990.