Eastham

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Eastham

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From Old English ēast (“east”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“river meadow”).

proper noun Easthams · Easom

countable, uncountable A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ358805). At Ellesmere Port the railway ends, but the canal continues a little farther to Eastham, giving shipping an outlet to the River Mersey.
countable, uncountable A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6568).
countable, uncountable A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
countable A habitational surname from Old English.

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@misc{eastham_2026,
  title = {Eastham},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eastham},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}