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Where is Higham?

Higham is located in the county of South Yorkshire, Yorkshire and the Humber, two miles west of the major town of Barnsley, and 153 miles north-west of London. Higham lies two miles south-east of the West Yorkshire border, and was historically in the county of Yorkshire. Higham falls within the metropolitan district council of Barnsley. It is in the S75 postcode district. The post town for Higham is Barnsley.

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 South Yorkshire, and the historic county of Yorkshire.

Ceremonial CountySouth Yorkshire
Historic CountyYorkshire

Where is Higham in South Yorkshire?

Higham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of South Yorkshire, and towards the westernmost extremity of South Yorkshire.

Map showing location of Higham within South Yorkshire
Location of Higham within South Yorkshire

What is the postcode for Higham?

The nearest postcode to the centre of Higham is S75 1PF.

Where is Higham in S75?

Higham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the S75 postcode district, and roughly centrally between the easternmost and westernmost extremities of the S75 postcode district.

Map showing location of Higham within S75
Location of Higham within S75

What is the post town for Higham?

The post town for Higham is Barnsley. Higham is in the S75 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Barnsley.

What is the latitude and longitude of Higham?

The centre of Higham is located at position 53.56127° latitude and -1.53282° longitude.

Latitude53.56127°
Longitude-1.53282°

What is the easting and northing of Higham?

The centre of Higham is located at the grid reference easting 431043 and northing 407285 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.

Easting431043
Northing407285

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.

west
2m
Higham is 2 miles west of Barnsley
north-west
3m
Higham is 3 miles north-west of Worsbrough
south-west
4m
Higham is 4 miles south-west of Royston
north-east
5m
Higham is 5 miles north-east of Penistone
north-east
6m
Higham is 6 miles north-east of Stocksbridge
north-west
6m
Higham is 6 miles north-west of Wombwell
south
7m
Higham is 7 miles south of Horbury
south-west
8m
Higham is 8 miles south-west of Hemsworth
south
8m
Higham is 8 miles south of Ossett
north-west
9m
Higham is 9 miles north-west of Wath upon Dearne

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
9m
Higham is 9 miles south of Wakefield
north
13m
Higham is 13 miles north of Sheffield
south
17m
Higham is 17 miles south of Leeds
west
17m
Higham is 17 miles west of Doncaster
south-east
18m
Higham is 18 miles south-east of Bradford
east
30m
Higham is 30 miles east of Manchester
east
32m
Higham is 32 miles east of Salford
south-west
33m
Higham is 33 miles south-west of York
south
40m
Higham is 40 miles south of Ripon
north
44m
Higham is 44 miles north of Derby