Higham Ferrers | |
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Higham Ferrers Town Hall and War Memorial | |
Location within Northamptonshire | |
Population | 8,083 [1] (2011 Census) |
OS grid reference | SP9668 |
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Unitary authority | |
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Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | RUSHDEN |
Postcode district | NN10 |
Dialling code | 01933 |
Police | Northamptonshire |
Fire | Northamptonshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | |
Higham Ferrers is a market town and civil parish in the Nene Valley in North Northamptonshire, England, close to the Cambridgeshire and Bedfordshire borders. It forms a single built-up area with Rushden to the south and had a population of 8,827 at the 2021 census.[3] The town centre contains many historic buildings around the Market Square and College Street.