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HIGHAM, a village in Shirland parish, Derby; on Icknield Street, 2½ miles NNW of Alfreton. It is an ancient place; was once a market town; has still a market cross in the centre of the market place; and has a post office under Alfreton, a Wesleyan chapel, and a cattle fair on the first Wednesday after 1 Jan. Pop., 378. Houses, 78.
(John Marius Wilson, Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales (1870-72))
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Feature Description: | "a village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Shirland and Higham AP/CP Derbyshire AncC |
Place: | Higham |
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