
Higham is a village and
civil parish
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in the
West Suffolk district of
Suffolk
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in the east of
England
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. 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
Beeching Axe, the village was served by
Higham railway station. Its church, St Stephen, is one of 38 existing
round-tower churches in
Suffolk
Suffolk ( ) is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Norfolk to the north, the North Sea to the east, Essex to the south, and Cambridgeshire to the west. Ipswich is the largest settlement and the county ...
.
Geography
The
Broom's Barn Experimental Station is in the village.
References
External links
Website with photos of Higham St Stephen a
round-tower churchHigham village website
Villages in Suffolk
Civil parishes in Suffolk
Forest Heath
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