Traditional county: Derbyshire · District / Borough: North East Derbyshire · Region: East Midlands
Explore Higham, Derbyshire with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Higham map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Higham, Derbyshire, England. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture to zoom in and out.
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Drag the map to pan to any area of Derbyshire or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Higham and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | Higham |
| Traditional County | Derbyshire |
| District / Borough | North East Derbyshire |
| Region | East Midlands |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.125866 |
| Longitude | -1.418416 |
| Place Type | Village |
Higham holds a quiet gravity in the Derbyshire landscape, its stone cottages anchored to the rising ground like grey-mossed teeth. It lies 2.3 miles north-north-west of Alfreton (from Alfreton: bearing 327°T, OS grid SK 390 589), and is situated west-north-west of Shirland village. The light here often catches the slate roofs with a cold, metallic sheen, distinguishing Higham from the softer, greener folds of the wider county. To the south-south-west, the still waters of Mill Pond mirror the shifting clouds, offering a brief, liquid interval in the passage of the day. The local terrain ascends toward Carr Hill, where the earth feels tight and unyielding underfoot, reflecting the hard, industrial bones of a region once defined by coal and iron. Footpaths weave through the fields, carrying the scent of damp soil and iron-rich brook water that marks the transition into the valley. Higham maintains a sturdy, unpretentious posture, eschewing the decorative flourishes found in more manicured parishes. Residents move with the pragmatic pace of those who understand that the weather, rather than human decree, dictates the true character of the day.
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Explore Higham, Derbyshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.125866, -1.418416. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |