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Where is Higham?

Higham is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, four miles south of the town of Hadleigh, seven miles north of the major town of Colchester, and 57 miles north-east of London. Higham lies just north-east of the Essex border. Higham falls within the district council of Babergh, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the CO7 postcode district. The post town for Higham is Colchester.

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 Suffolk, the historic county of Suffolk, and the administrative county of Suffolk.

Ceremonial CountySuffolk
Historic CountySuffolk
Administrative CountySuffolk

Where is Higham in Suffolk?

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

Map showing location of Higham within Suffolk
Location of Higham within Suffolk

What is the postcode for Higham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Higham is CO7 6LB.

Where is Higham in CO7?

Higham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of the CO7 postcode district, and towards the westernmost extremity of the CO7 postcode district.

Map showing location of Higham within CO7
Location of Higham within CO7

What is the post town for Higham?

The post town for Higham is Colchester. Higham is in the CO7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Colchester.

What is the latitude and longitude of Higham?

The centre of Higham is located at position 51.98173° latitude and 0.96059° longitude.

Latitude51.98173°
Longitude0.96059°

What is the easting and northing of Higham?

The centre of Higham is located at the grid reference easting 603410 and northing 235614 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting603410
Northing235614

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.

south
4m
Higham is 4 miles south of Hadleigh
north-west
5m
Higham is 5 miles north-west of Manningtree
north
9m
Higham is 9 miles north of Wivenhoe
south-west
10m
Higham is 10 miles south-west of Ipswich
south-east
11m
Higham is 11 miles south-east of Acton
east
11m
Higham is 11 miles east of Sudbury
north
12m
Higham is 12 miles north of Brightlingsea
south
13m
Higham is 13 miles south of Needham Market
south-west
13m
Higham is 13 miles south-west of Kesgrave
north-east
14m
Higham is 14 miles north-east of Coggeshall

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
7m
Higham is 7 miles north of Colchester
north-east
27m
Higham is 27 miles north-east of Chelmsford
north
32m
Higham is 32 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
east
39m
Higham is 39 miles east of Cambridge
south-east
41m
Higham is 41 miles south-east of Ely
south
47m
Higham is 47 miles south of Norwich
north
49m
Higham is 49 miles north of Canterbury
north-east
56m
Higham is 56 miles north-east of City of London
north-east
57m
Higham is 57 miles north-east of London
north-east
57m
Higham is 57 miles north-east of City of Westminster