Higham on the Hill

Higham on the Hill

Parish church of Saint Peter
Higham on the Hill
 Higham on the Hill shown within Leicestershire
Population 866 (2001 Census)
OS grid referenceSP383954
DistrictHinckley and Bosworth
Shire countyLeicestershire
RegionEast Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town NUNEATON
Postcode district CV13
Dialling code 01455
Police Leicestershire
Fire Leicestershire
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament East Midlands
UK ParliamentBosworth
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Coordinates: 52°33′20″N 1°26′08″W / 52.55569°N 1.43569°W / 52.55569; -1.43569

Higham on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England.[1]

Geography

The village is about three miles away from both Hinckley and Nuneaton. The parish (and the boundary between the East and West Midlands) is bounded by Warwickshire and the A5 to the south-west.

The parish includes the deserted village of Lindley that was mentioned in the Domesday Book and gave its name to RAF Lindley the site of which was acquired by the automotive research institute MIRA Ltd for its proving ground opened on 22 May 1954.

The Ashby Canal passes through the east of the parish, and the parish boundary runs along it near Stoke Golding.

The Ashby and Nuneaton Joint Railway used to pass through the parish, with a railway station for the village, the route is now the Weddington Country Walk.

Geographical centre of England

The geographical centre of England as defined by the Ordnance Survey lies within the parish at latitude 52°33'N, longitude 01°27'W, just north of Watling Street.

Amenities

The parish church is dedicated to St Peter.

The village has a pub The Oddfellows.

Higham Green College lies to the south-east.

Notable residents

External links

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References

  1. OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 46404 0


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