Traditional county: Kent · District / Borough: Gravesham · Region: South East
Explore Higham, Kent 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, Kent, 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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| Place | Higham |
| Traditional County | Kent |
| District / Borough | Gravesham |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 51.415646 |
| Longitude | 0.459563 |
| Place Type | Village |
Higham reveals its quiet character through the low, marshy horizons that stretch toward the Thames Estuary. It lies 2.6 miles north-west of Rochester (from Rochester: bearing 313°T, OS grid TQ 711 713), and is situated south-south-west of Lower Higham village. The morning light often catches the flint-knapped walls of the local architecture, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the flat, expansive nature of the surrounding Kentish fields. A short walk southeast leads to the Larkin Monument, where the weathered stone stands as a silent sentinel over the brisk, biting winds that sweep across the open terrain. Nearby, Telegraph Hill rises with a sudden, purposeful elevation, offering a vantage point where the sky seems to press closer to the earth than in the sheltered valleys further inland. Higham maintains a legacy linked to the literary imagination, having once served as a residence for Charles Dickens, who found inspiration in the stark, industrial rhythm of the nearby marshes. The air here carries the faint, saline tang of the river, a reminder of the proximity to tidal waters that have shaped the local landscape for centuries. Through the changing seasons, Higham retains a deliberate, steadfast stillness that seems to slow the pace of the modern day.
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Explore Higham, Kent, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 51.415646, 0.459563. 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 | September 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. |