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family owned the land from at least 1330 and it is from them that the upper and lower Higham Farms take their name. In 1920, Lower Higham Farm and all of its land was purchased by the War
Memorial Committee of the Hyde Borough Council and, in 1921,
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diverted this bus onto routes on which other bus services run and, as a result, Werneth Low is no longer served by any form of public transport.
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