{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2016}} {{Infobox Australian place | type = cadastral | name = Houston | state = nsw | image = Parkes Observatory -Australia -landscape-15Aug2009.jpg | caption = Houston parish, Alectown | lga = Parkes Shire | postcode = 2870 | est = | pop = | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}} | pop_footnotes = | elevation= | coordinates = {{coord|32|56|54|S|148|18|04|E|display=inline,title}} | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | county = Kennedy County | stategov = Dubbo | fedgov = Calare | dist1 = 382 | dir1 = WNW | location1= Sydney | dist2 = 97 | dir2 = SW | location2= Dubbo | dist3 = 24 | dir3 = N | location3= Parkes }} '''Houston Parish''' is a cadastral parish in Parkes Shire and Kennedy County, central New South Wales.<ref name=gnbcadastral>{{NSW GNR|id=MackwprXMa|title= Houston|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> It lies on the southern boundary of Alectown township, and its most prominent landmark is the Parkes radio telescope. Houson Parish, New South Wales is about {{convert|300|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} west-northwest of New South Wales's capital city of Sydney,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherzone.com.au/nsw/cw-slopes-and-plains/goonumbla|title=Goonumbla weather|publisher=Weatherzone.com.au|accessdate=4 March 2016}}</ref> and is on the Goobang Creek.
Prior to European settlement, the Houston/Mcphail areas was inhabited by the Wiradjuri people. Major Thomas Mitchell and John Oxley were early explorers in the area. The area was first opened up in the 19th century gold rush of western New South Wales, with both companies and artisan mining striking rich veins at Mcphaile for about 20 years. A village soon sprung up but no evidence of the village remains today, and the main economic activity is wheat and sheep.
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Category:Parishes of Kennedy County