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Eastham

Eastham proper noun: a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ358805).

Proper noun

Eastham (countable and uncountable, plural Easthams)

  1. 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.1959 October, Norman Jones, “The Manchester Ship Canal Railway”, in Trains Illustrated, page 488
  2. A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6568).
  3. A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
  4. (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.

Forms of Eastham

pluralEasthams
alternative formEasom

Origin of Eastham

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

Words formed from Eastham

Questions about Eastham

What does Eastham mean?
Eastham means a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral, Merseyside, England (OS grid ref SJ358805).
What part of speech is Eastham?
Eastham is a proper noun.

Words near Eastham in the dictionary

  1. Eastfalian
  2. Eastfield
  3. Eastford
  4. Eastgardens
  5. Eastgate
  6. Eastham
  7. Easthampstead
  8. Easthampton
  9. Easthams
  10. Easthaven
  11. Easther

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