Houghton-le-Spring is a town in the Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically i…Houghton-le-Spring is a town in the Sunderland district, in Tyne and Wear, England which has its recorded origins in Norman times. Historically in County Durham, it is now administered as part of the Tyne and Wear county.