Higham, Lancashire
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Higham | |
Higham shown within Lancashire |
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OS grid reference | |
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District | Pendle |
Shire county | Lancashire |
Region | North West |
Constituent country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BURNLEY |
Postcode district | BB12 |
Dialling code | 01282 |
Police | Lancashire |
Fire | Lancashire |
Ambulance | North West |
European Parliament | North West England |
UK Parliament | Pendle |
List of places: UK • England • Lancashire |
Higham is a village in the Borough of Pendle in Lancashire, England.
Its amenities include a post office / general store, and a pub (the Four Alls Inn, est. 1792).
A natural spring bubbling up near the pub provides water which is safe to drink and tastes good. Also nearby is the historic site of a pinfold or poundfield, a walled area with grass and running water which was used to temporarily impound animals.
Until 2004 a mill stood at the centre of the village, functioning as a cotton mill and latterly as a furniture factory. The demolition was completed in 2006 to enable a housing development to be built on the site.
Higham's most famous citizen was Jonas Moore, co-founder of the Greenwich Observatory.
There is a minor connection with the story of the Pendle Witches - in Alizon Device's confession she told that "anne whittle, alias chattox, was suspected for bewitching the drinke of john moore of higham gentleman"[1] and for causing one of his sons to die. The suspected witches were held at Ashlar House, near Higham.
[edit] Nearby
The main road which bypasses Higham is the A6068. To the East along this road is the village of Fence, and to the South-West is the town of Padiham.
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.pendlewitches.co.uk/content.php?page=alizon The Pendle Witches
[edit] External links
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/lancashire/content/image_galleries/higham_gallery.shtml BBC Sunday Stroll in Higham
- http://www.highamparishcouncil.com Higham Parish Council website
- http://www.higham-weather.com/about.html History of Higham