Traditional county: South Yorkshire · District / Borough: Barnsley · Region: Yorkshire and the Humber
Explore Higham, South Yorkshire 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, South Yorkshire, 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 South Yorkshire 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 | South Yorkshire |
| District / Borough | Barnsley |
| Region | Yorkshire and the Humber |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 53.561271 |
| Longitude | -1.532817 |
| Place Type | Village |
Higham reveals itself through the quiet persistence of stone cottages and the steady climb of the land toward the northern horizon. It lies 2.1 miles west-north-west of Barnsley (from Barnsley: bearing 285°T, OS grid SE 310 072), and is situated south of Barugh Green village. Sunlight often lingers upon the slopes of Barugh Hill, casting long shadows that stretch across the fields toward the modest dwellings below. Below the village, the gentle dip of Higham Bottom cradles the morning mist, holding the cool, damp breath of the valley long after the sun has risen. The local landscape retains a sturdy character, shaped by a history of industry that once pulled coal and iron from the earth to feed the furnaces of the region. Where heavy machinery once rattled, a profound stillness now reigns, broken only by the movement of the wind through hawthorn hedges. Walking the footpaths, one feels the weight of the terrain, a geography that demands a slow and deliberate pace. Higham maintains a quiet independence, offering a vantage point from which to observe the changing colours of the South Yorkshire sky.
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Explore Higham, South Yorkshire, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 53.561271, -1.532817. 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. |