Higham, West Suffolk

This article is about the village of Higham in the West Suffolk district of Suffolk. For the village of Higham in the Babergh district of Suffolk, see Higham, Babergh.

Higham village sign

Higham
Higham St Stephen
Higham Location within Suffolk
Population	156 (2011 Census) [1]
OS grid reference	TL744646
District	West Suffolk
Shire county	Suffolk
Region	East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BURY ST. EDMUNDS
Postcode district	IP28
Dialling code	01638
Police	Suffolk
Fire	Suffolk
Ambulance	East of England
UK Parliament	West Suffolk
List of places UK England Suffolk 52°15′10″N0°33′18″E / 52.25275°N 0.55502°E / 52.25275; 0.55502

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.

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

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

References

1. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
2. Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council

External links

• Website with photos of Higham St Stephen, a round-tower church
• Higham village website