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.[2] Higham is split into three parts: Upper Green, Middle Green and Lower Green.

Higham village sign

Higham
Higham St Stephen
Higham is located in Suffolk
Higham
Higham
Location within Suffolk
Population156 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceTL744646
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBURY ST. EDMUNDS
Postcode districtIP28
Dialling code01638
PoliceSuffolk
FireSuffolk
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°15′10″N 0°33′18″E / 52.25275°N 0.55502°E / 52.25275; 0.55502

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.

Geography

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The Broom's Barn Experimental Station is in the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
  2. ^ Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
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