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4 unusual facts about Higham


Cliffe Woods

It was once just a hamlet and is situated next to Higham.

Ferdinand Seymour, Earl St. Maur

In 1866 Seymour began a relationship with a 17-year-old maid called Rosina Elizabeth Swan, of Higham, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk.

Higham, South Yorkshire

Higham has had a number of sporting personalities: Keith Burkinshaw & Ron Dalow to name two.

Robert Bradstreet

He was the son of Robert Bradstreet, and was born at Higham, Suffolk, in 1766, and educated under the care of the Rev. T. Foster, rector of Halesworth in Suffolk.


Branscombe

Performers included the Carducci String Quartet, Philip Higham (cello), Ailyn Pérez and Stephen Costello with Iain Burnside (piano), the Leo Green Experience jazz band and the Trelights Brass Quintet.

Dick Higham

Richard Higham (July 24, 1851 – March 18, 1905) was an American professional baseball player born in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.

Edward Higham

Edward Higham is distantly related to the British actor and explorer Tim Higham, also known as Tim FitzHigham FRSA, FRGS.

Finding Chandra

Horwitz and Higham shared the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for their examination of the deaths of children in the D.C. foster care system.

Higham and Horwitz present a thoroughly researched narrative of Chandra's case and the factors that complicated it—an affair between the victim and Congressman Gary Condit, missteps by DC law enforcement, and relentless scrutiny from national media.

Francis Foljambe

Francis Ferrand Foljambe (1749–1814), Member of Parliament for Yorkshire, and for Higham Ferrers

Nicholas Metcalfe

Through Fisher St John's in 1524 took over property from run-down nunneries, at Bromhall in Berkshire and Lillechurch (Higham) in Kent.

Scott Higham

Higham, Sari Horwitz and Sarah Cohen were awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for their investigation into the deaths of foster children in Washington DC.

St. Mary's Church, Higham Ferrers

St Mary's Church, Higham Ferrers is a parish church in the Church of England in Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire.


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