Higham /ˈhaɪ.əm/[2] is a village, civil parish and electoral ward in the borough of Gravesham in Kent, England.

[5] On 6 July 1227, King Henry III confirmed the royal grant to the abbey of St. Mary and St. Sulpice of Lillechurch.

Redundant since the early 1980s, it is in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust, and is open to visitors on a daily basis.

Higham (upper) is the larger and is the site of a post office, a GP's surgery, a library and several shops and pubs.

In William Shakespeare's play Henry IV, Part 1 Falstaff and his cronies organise a highway robbery there.

[12] Other transport issues relating to Higham include a planned new Lower Thames Crossing through Shorne Woods Country Park[16] and a proposal for a new Thames Hub Airport on the nearby Isle of Grain, abandoned in July 2015 on the recommendation of the Airports Commission.

[18] As at the 2001 UK census, 62.3% of Higham residents aged 16–74 were in employment, 2.2% were unemployed and 34.1% were economically inactive.

21% of residents aged 16–74 had a higher education qualification or the equivalent, compared to 20% nationally.