Higham

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/ˈhaɪ.əm//ˈhɪk.əm//ˈhɪɡ.əm/

proper noun

A village in Shirland and Higham parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3959).

OriginOld English hēah →
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Meanings

proper nounHigham (countable and uncountable, plural Highams)

plural Highams

  1. Any of six villages in England:
    1. countableuncountableA village in Shirland and Higham parish, North East Derbyshire district, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK3959).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Gravesham district, Kent (OS grid ref TQ715715).
    3. countableuncountableA village in Pendle borough, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD805365).
    4. countableuncountableA village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE311071).
    5. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM034357).
    6. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL744646).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishhēah“high”
  2. EnglishHigham

From Old English hēah (“high”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

Higham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Higham

MLA

“Higham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Higham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Higham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Higham.

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