Higham is located in the county of Lancashire, North West England, two miles north-east of the town of Padiham, three miles north-west of the major town of Burnley, 151 miles south of Edinburgh, 166 miles north of Cardiff, and 184 miles north-west of London. Higham lies seven miles west of the West Yorkshire border. Higham falls within the district council of Pendle, under the county council of Lancashire. It is in the BB12 postcode district. The post town for Higham is Burnley.
Higham is in the ceremonial county of Lancashire, the historic county of Lancashire, and the administrative county of Lancashire.
Ceremonial County | Lancashire |
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Historic County | Lancashire |
Administrative County | Lancashire |
Higham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Lancashire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Lancashire.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Higham is BB12 9HG.
Higham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the BB12 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the BB12 postcode district.
The post town for Higham is Burnley. Higham is in the BB12 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Burnley.
The centre of Higham is located at position 53.82461° latitude and -2.29195° longitude.
Latitude | 53.82461° |
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Longitude | -2.29195° |
The centre of Higham is located at the grid reference easting 380880 and northing 436521 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 380880 |
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Northing | 436521 |
Position of Higham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Higham to the centre of the town.
Position of Higham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Higham to the centre of the city.