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.[2] Higham is split into three parts: Upper Green, Middle Green and Lower Green.
Higham | |
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Higham St Stephen | |
Higham Location within Suffolk | |
Population | 156 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | TL744646 |
District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
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 | |
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
- "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- Estimates of Total Population of Areas in Suffolk Archived 2008-12-19 at the Wayback Machine Suffolk County Council
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