Higham on the Hill

Higham on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England.[1] The population at the 2011 census was 840.[2]

Higham on the Hill

Parish church of Saint Peter
Higham on the Hill
Location within Leicestershire
Population840 (2011 Census)
OS grid referenceSP383954
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townNUNEATON
Postcode districtCV13
Dialling code01455
PoliceLeicestershire
FireLeicestershire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament

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 no pubs

The village has a local corner shop

The village also has a local primary school

Notable residents

References
  1. OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25 000) :ISBN 0 319 46404 0
  2. "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistice. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 June 2016.



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