Higham on the Hill
village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom
Higham on the Hill is a village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. The population at the 2011 census was 840.
The village's name means 'homestead/village which is high'.
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 its own dedicated railway station, which has since been demolished, Higham-on-the-Hill railway station.
Geographical centre of England
Lindley Hall Farm, 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 village is home to St Peter's Church, a Grade II* listed parish church dedicated to St Peter.
“Higham on the Hill” enters the record as village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, United Kingdom. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Higham, Hill and village can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Maps, plans, fabric surveys and administrative records can establish how the site’s name, extent and function changed over time. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 8, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q784569. Authority coordinates are 52.556, -1.436. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2011 and 1954.
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