English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Higham Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Higham Ferrers

Historical Forms

  • parco de Hecham 1167 P

Etymology

Higham Park. This was a detached part of the manor some miles to the south. It is earliest referred to as parco de Hecham in 1167 P.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement