Higham is a small village in West Suffolk, halfway between Bury St Edmunds and Newmarket, and is split into three parts – Upper Green, Middle Green and Lower Green.
The village sign is brand new and is situated close to the former railway station. Before Beeching axed so many railway lines and stations in the 1960’s, the village had its own railway station (see REALLY SideTracked - Higham Station GC7EGN1) which was closed in 1967, although the line still exists and trains still run through Higham.
St Stephen’s church in Higham (shown on the village sign) , is one of only 38 round tower churches in Suffolk.
About Village Sign Caches
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This cache belongs to the Village Sign Series, a series of caches based on ornate signs that depict the heritage, history and culture of the villages that put them up (generally on the village green!).
The signs can be made of different materials from fibreglass to wood, from forged steel to stone. They can depict anything from local industry to historical events. The tradition probably started in Norfolk or Suffolk and has now spread across most of the country so we thought we would base a series on them!
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More information, bookmarks and statistics can be found at the Village Signs Website
If anybody would like to expand the Village Sign Series, please do.
I would ask that you request a number for your cache first at www.villagesignseries.co.uk
so we can keep track of the Village Sign numbers and names to avoid duplication.