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Higham (other)
Higham may refer to: Places *Higham, Derbyshire, England * Higham, Kent, England * Higham, Lancashire, England *Higham, South Yorkshire, England *Higham, Babergh, Suffolk, England *Higham, West Suffolk, Suffolk, England *Cold Higham, Northamptonshire, England *Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire, England *Higham Gobion, Bedfordshire, England *Higham on the Hill, Leicestershire, England People * Higham (surname) See also * High Ham High Ham is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. Within the parish of High Ham are the villages of High Ham and Low Ham and the hamlets of Bowdens, Henley, Paradise and Picts Hill. History Within the parish of High Ham there have be ..., a village and civil parish in Somerset, England * Highams Park, a district in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England. {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham, Derbyshire
Higham is a small village in Derbyshire, England. It is on the B6013 and A61 roads. Nearby settlements include Shirland, Stretton, Alfreton and Clay Cross. It is in the civil parish of Shirland and Higham. The name Higham is of Saxon origin. The village has two public houses, the Crown Inn and the Greyhound. It does not have a church of its own, sharing St Leonard's church with neighbouring Shirland. See also *Listed buildings in Shirland and Higham Shirland and Higham is a civil parish in the North East Derbyshire district of Derbyshire, England. The parish contains 42 listed buildings that are recorded in the National Heritage List for England The National Heritage List for England (N ... External links Higham at DerbyshireUK Villages in Derbyshire Towns and villages of the Peak District North East Derbyshire District {{Derbyshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham, Kent
Higham is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward in the borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. The village lies just north-west of Strood, in the Medway unitary authority, and south-east of Gravesend. The civil parish had a population of 3,938 at the 2001 Census, increasing slightly to 3,962 at the 2011 Census. History The priory dedicated to St. Mary was built on land granted to Mary, daughter of King Stephen. In 1148, the nuns of St Sulphice-la-Foret, Brittany, moved to Higham. Higham priory was also known as Lillechurch.(Medieval Religious Houses, p. 259). On 6 July 1227, King Henry III confirmed the royal grant to the abbey of St. Mary and St. Sulpice of Lillechurch. The original parish church, the Church of St Mary, stands to the north of the present village. Now redundant, it is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and is open to visitors on a daily basis. It contains much medieval woodwork and its pulpit is one of the oldest in Kent, dating from the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham, Lancashire
Higham is a village in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England, south of Pendle Hill. The civil parish is named Higham with West Close Booth. The village is north-east of Padiham and about south-west of Nelson along the A6068 road. According to the United Kingdom Census 2011, the parish has a population of 778, a decrease from 808 in the 2001 census. The parish adjoins the other Pendle parishes of Goldshaw Booth, Old Laund Booth and Reedley Hallows, the Burnley parishes of Ightenhill and Padiham, and the Ribble Valley parishes of Simonstone and Sabden. The area of the parish north of Stump Hall Road is part of the Forest of Bowland Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). Governance Higham with West Close Booth was once a township in the ancient parish of Whalley. This became a civil parish in 1866, forming part of the Burnley Rural District from 1894. The township included a detached area south of the village of Fence, but this part transferred to Old Laund Booth i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham, South Yorkshire
Higham is a village in the metropolitan borough of Barnsley in South Yorkshire, England. The village falls within the Dodworth ward of the Barnsley MBC. The village The village of Higham is also known locally as 'Hickam', as the saying goes: 'Higham where they fry'em, Hickam where they stick'em.' Most of the population lived on 3 main rows of houses: Old Row, New Row and Concrete Row, although only the New Row now survives. Most of those houses were built to house the Coal Miners who used to work at the nearby collieries. There used to be 3 pubs in the village: The Hermit Inn, The Miners Inn and The Engineers Arms. The Miners Inn has been demolished, The Hermit Inn is now a curry shop leaving only The Engineers Arms. During the last few decades the village has changed greatly with a lot of new, modern houses that greatly contrast with the older houses of the New Row. People have moved into the village seeking peace and quiet but with easy access to the M1 Motorway. Locatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham, Babergh
Higham is a village and civil parish in Suffolk, England. Located on the eastern bank of the River Brett (which defines the parish's western boundary), around north of the point at which it joins the River Stour, it is part of Babergh district. In 2005 it had a population of 140, including Shelley and increasing to 203 at the census 2011. The village itself is a designated conservation area, whilst the entire parish is located within the Dedham Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It also contains Rowley Grove, a nature reserve classed as Ancient Woodland and a point to point racecourse which is home to the Waveney Harriers. St Mary's Church A church stood in Higham at the time of the Domesday Book and parts of the original church are incorporated into the current building, which is primarily 14th to 15th-century. The north aisle was added in 1410 and is thought to be the work of 'Hawes', a mason from Occold, who was responsible for similar work on the chancel arche ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham, West Suffolk
Higham is a village and civil parish in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk in the east of England. Located midway between Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket, in 2005 its population was 140.Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Suffolk County Council Higham is split into three parts: Upper Green, Middle Green and Lower Green. Prior to the , the village was served by Higham railway station. Its church, St Stephen, is one of 38 existing |
Cold Higham
Cold Higham is a village and civil parish in Northamptonshire, England. Cold Higham Parish, also includes Fosters Booth (West), Grimscote, and Potcote. It is adjacent to Weedon Bec, Pattishall, Eastcote and Astcote. The A5 runs along the eastern boundary of the parish, along the route of Watling Street, a former Roman road. The parish had a population of 289 at the time of the 2001 census (the 2010 estimated population is 321: 80 in Cold Higham, 241 in Grimscote). The civil parish population had risen to 290 at the 2011 census. The villages name means 'High homestead/village' or 'high hemmed-in land'. 'Cold' for its exposed situation. The village of Grimscote, which is in this parish, means "Grim's Cott", Grim being another name for Woden. One branch of the Higham family has been associated with the village. Thomas Higham is referred to as Squire in the early to mid 18th century. Both Edward Higham the Australian Politician and Tim Higham, also known as Tim FitzHigham are f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham Ferrers
Higham Ferrers is a market town and civil parish in the Nene Valley in North Northamptonshire, England, close to the Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire borders. It forms a single built-up area with Rushden to the south and has an estimated population of 8,083. The town centre contains many historic buildings around the Market Square and College Street. History The town's name means 'High homestead/village'. The Ferrers family are mentioned in connection with the town in 1166. The hundred is named after Higham Ferrers, but the site of the meeting-place is unknown. The first Charter of 1251 was due to the Lord of the Manor, William de Ferrers, who created the Borough in order to promote a prosperous community at the gates of his castle, where people had begun to settle in numbers and to trade in the ancient market. Henry Chichele (c. 1364 – 12 April 1443) was born in Higham Ferrers. He was Archbishop of Canterbury and founded All Souls College, Oxford. In 1422 Higham Ferrers Sch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham Gobion
Higham Gobion is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shillington, in the Central Bedfordshire district, in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. It is located between the villages of Shillington and Barton-le-Clay. In 1961 the parish had a population of 28. On 1 April 1984 the parish was abolished and merged with Shillington. It was in the hundred of Flitt. This hilltop village, which consists of a church, farm and small industrial unit and one or two houses, gets the second part of its name from the Gobion family, who resided in this area after the Norman invasion of 1066. In the fields a mile north-east of the church are triangular earthworks and medieval fishponds, all that remain today of a substantial deserted medieval village. Roman pottery has also been found in the field east of the former Rectory. The Anglican church, dedicated to St. Margaret, dates from c.1300, but was much restored during the Victorian period. It contains a monument to D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham On The Hill
Higham on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) : The population at the 2011 census was 840. The village's name means 'homestead/village which is high'. Geography The village is about three miles away from both Hinckley and Nuneaton. The parish (and the boundary between the East and West Midlands) is bounded by Warwickshire and the A5 to the south-west. The parish includes the deserted village of Lindley that was mentioned in the Domesday Book and gave its name to RAF Lindley the site of which was acquired by the automotive research institute MIRA Ltd for its proving ground opened on 22 May 1954. The Ashby Canal passes through the east of the parish, and the parish boundary runs along it near Stoke Golding. The Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway used to pass through the parish, with its own dedicated railway station, which has since been demolished, Higham- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Higham (surname)
Higham (also Hayem, Heyem, Hyam, Hyams, Hyman, and others) is a surname with two possible origins. The first is the name based on geographical locations in England, see Higham, and was originally for people from those locations. The second is from the Hebrew word "khayim" which means life. People with the surname Higham * Alice Higham, saint *Charles Higham (biographer) (1931–2012), biographer and poet *Charles Higham (archaeologist) *Sir Clement Higham, Knight, of Barrow Hall *Darrel Higham rockabilly guitarist *Prof Desmond Higham FRSE, mathematician *Dick Higham, a baseball player, but remembered as a dishonest umpire. * Edward Higham, Australian politician. * Frank Higham, English footballer * James Higham, Idaho Potato Commissioner *Jennifer Higham, British actress *John Higham (historian), American historian * John Higham (Australian politician), Australian politician *John Sharp Higham, British politician *Mickey Higham, English rugby league player *Prof Nicholas Higham (N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
High Ham
High Ham is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. Within the parish of High Ham are the villages of High Ham and Low Ham and the hamlets of Bowdens, Henley, Paradise and Picts Hill. History Within the parish of High Ham there have been two Roman villas discovered: Low Ham Roman Villa and another in High Ham. The parish of High Ham was part of the Whitley Hundred. Governance The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highwa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
