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  1. Higham

Where is Higham?

Higham is located in the county of Derbyshire, East Midlands, two miles north-west of the town of Alfreton, eight miles south of the major town of Chesterfield, and 124 miles north-west of London. Higham lies four miles west of the Nottinghamshire border. Higham falls within the district council of North East Derbyshire, under the county council of Derbyshire. It is in the DE55 postcode district. The post town for Higham is Alfreton.

Higham on a map

Map showing extent of Higham as bounding box
Bounding box showing extent of Higham
Map showing location of Higham within the UK
Location of Higham within the UK

Which county is Higham in?

Higham is in the ceremonial county of Derbyshire, the historic county of Derbyshire, and the administrative county of Derbyshire.

Ceremonial CountyDerbyshire
Historic CountyDerbyshire
Administrative CountyDerbyshire

Where is Higham in Derbyshire?

Higham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Derbyshire, and towards the easternmost extremity of Derbyshire.

Map showing location of Higham within Derbyshire
Location of Higham within Derbyshire

What is the postcode for Higham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Higham is DE55 6EH.

Where is Higham in DE55?

Higham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the DE55 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the DE55 postcode district.

Map showing location of Higham within DE55
Location of Higham within DE55

What is the post town for Higham?

The post town for Higham is Alfreton. Higham is in the DE55 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Alfreton.

What is the latitude and longitude of Higham?

The centre of Higham is located at position 53.12586° latitude and -1.41841° longitude.

Latitude53.12586°
Longitude-1.41841°

What is the easting and northing of Higham?

The centre of Higham is located at the grid reference easting 439015 and northing 358902 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting439015
Northing358902

What are the nearest towns to Higham?

Position of Higham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Higham to the centre of the town.

north-west
2m
Higham is 2 miles north-west of Alfreton
south
3m
Higham is 3 miles south of Clay Cross
north
5m
Higham is 5 miles north of Ripley
east
6m
Higham is 6 miles east of Matlock
west
7m
Higham is 7 miles west of Sutton in Ashfield
north-east
7m
Higham is 7 miles north-east of Wirksworth
west
7m
Higham is 7 miles west of Kirkby-in-Ashfield
east
8m
Higham is 8 miles east of Darley Dale
north
8m
Higham is 8 miles north of Belper
south
8m
Higham is 8 miles south of Chesterfield

What are the nearest cities to Higham?

Position of Higham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Higham to the centre of the city.

north
14m
Higham is 14 miles north of Derby
north-west
16m
Higham is 16 miles north-west of Nottingham
south
18m
Higham is 18 miles south of Sheffield
south-west
30m
Higham is 30 miles south-west of Doncaster
east
32m
Higham is 32 miles east of Stoke-on-Trent
north-east
35m
Higham is 35 miles north-east of Lichfield
north
36m
Higham is 36 miles north of Leicester
west
37m
Higham is 37 miles west of Lincoln
south
39m
Higham is 39 miles south of Wakefield
south-east
42m
Higham is 42 miles south-east of Manchester

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