Higham

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Iham; Hiham

In the civil parish of Icklesham. In the historic county of Sussex (Modern Authority of East Sussex, 1974 county of East Sussex).

Sir Richard Guldeford was granted, in 1487, a licence to crenellate his manor at Higham, Sussex. This is, presumably, the settlement of Iham, around the, now demolished, church of St Leonard directly northwest of New Winchelsea. Since he was granted the manor to fund building a fort at Camber, the the licence to crenellate may be a bit of an honourific. There doesn't seem to be a manor house of any sort at Iham.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is TQ901175

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website, or elsewhere.

• Web site links
  • http://www.winchelsea.net/visiting/winchelsea_history_pt5.htm
• Books
  • Emery, Anthony, 2006, Greater Medieval Houses Vol3 (Cambridge) p440
• Primary (Medieval documents or transcriptions of such documents - This section is far from complete and the secondary sources should be consulted for full references.)
  • Calendar of Patent Rolls (1485-94) p151