Higham
OS Grid Reference: TQ7171
The 1841 population was 777
The 1841 population was 777
Administrative Units
Higham fell within the Hundred of Shamwell. Its 19th century Registration District & Poor Law Union was North Aylesford.
Probate Jurisdiction was Rochester.
See NWKFHS publications West Kent Sources and School Records for further information.
For project purposes this parish is covered by Kent FHS.
Church and Chapels (pre 1910)
Higham, St Mary
Church of England - Ancient Parish Church
Original Registers
These date from 1653.
Original Registers
These date from 1653.
St Mary - Apr 1998
Higham, St John Upshire, Hermitage Rd
or Mid Higham.
Church built 1862.
Original Registers
These date from 1862.
Church built 1862.
Original Registers
These date from 1862.
St John Upshire - Oct 1999
Independent/Congregational
- Congregational: School Lane. Built 1890, rebuilding of Ebenezer chapel (1821). No information on registers.