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Where is Higham?

Higham is located in the county of Suffolk, Eastern England, six miles south of the town of Mildenhall, 19 miles east of the major city of Cambridge, and 59 miles north-east of London. Higham lies three miles east of the Cambridgeshire border. Higham falls within the district council of West Suffolk, under the county council of Suffolk. It is in the IP28 postcode district. The post town for Higham is Bury St. Edmunds.

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 roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of Suffolk, and towards the westernmost extremity 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 IP28 6NJ.

Where is Higham in IP28?

Higham is situated towards the southernmost extremity of the IP28 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the IP28 postcode district.

Map showing location of Higham within IP28
Location of Higham within IP28

What is the post town for Higham?

The post town for Higham is Bury St. Edmunds. Higham is in the IP28 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Bury St. Edmunds.

What is the latitude and longitude of Higham?

The centre of Higham is located at position 52.26388° latitude and 0.55662° longitude.

Latitude52.26388°
Longitude0.55662°

What is the easting and northing of Higham?

The centre of Higham is located at the grid reference easting 574567 and northing 265936 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting574567
Northing265936

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
6m
Higham is 6 miles south of Mildenhall
east
7m
Higham is 7 miles east of Newmarket
west
7m
Higham is 7 miles west of Bury St Edmunds
south-east
10m
Higham is 10 miles south-east of Soham
north
13m
Higham is 13 miles north of Clare
south
13m
Higham is 13 miles south of Brandon
south-west
13m
Higham is 13 miles south-west of Thetford
north
13m
Higham is 13 miles north of Haverhill
north-west
16m
Higham is 16 miles north-west of Acton
north-west
17m
Higham is 17 miles north-west of Sudbury

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.

south-east
16m
Higham is 16 miles south-east of Ely
east
19m
Higham is 19 miles east of Cambridge
north-west
30m
Higham is 30 miles north-west of Colchester
north
37m
Higham is 37 miles north of Chelmsford
south-east
40m
Higham is 40 miles south-east of Peterborough
south-west
40m
Higham is 40 miles south-west of Norwich
north
50m
Higham is 50 miles north of Southend-on-Sea
north-east
52m
Higham is 52 miles north-east of St Albans
east
58m
Higham is 58 miles east of Milton Keynes
north-east
59m
Higham is 59 miles north-east of City of London