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Higham / ˈhaɪ.əm / [2] is a large village, civil parish and electoral ward in the borough of Gravesham in Kent, England. The village lies south-east of Gravesend and just north-west of Strood, in Medway. The civil parish [3] had a population of 3,938 at the 2001 Census, increasing slightly to 3,962 at the 2011 Census.
- Gads Hill Place
Gads Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill...
- Higham railway station (Kent)
Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in...
- Gads Hill Place
Gads Hill Place in Higham, Kent, sometimes spelt Gadshill Place and Gad's Hill Place, was the country home of Charles Dickens, the most successful British author of the Victorian era. Today the building is the independent Gad's Hill School .
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The Parish of Higham nestles between the River Thames and the North Downs midway between Gravesend and the Medway towns. Higham (from the Old English, meaning ‘high village‘) is part of...
Nov 28, 2023 · Guide to Higham, Kent ancestry, family history, and genealogy: parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
2 days ago · Higham is about four miles in extent from north-west to south-east, and but little more than a mile in breadth. The surface is slat, and the soil in general very fertile, excepting towards the eastern part of it, where it is high ground and light land.
Higham railway station is in the hamlet of Lower Higham in north Kent. The village of Higham is about 1 mile (1.6 km) to the south. It is 28 miles 42 chains (45.9 km) down the line from London Charing Cross. Train services have been operated by Thameslink since May 2018.
