Eastham en · PROPN
Etymology
From Old English ēast (“east”) + hām (“homestead”) or hamm (“river meadow”).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ 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:
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A village and civil parish in Malvern Hills district, Worcestershire, England (OS grid ref SO6568).
- (countable, uncountable) A placename ▸ A town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States.
- (countable) A habitational surname from Old English.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easthams | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Easom | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Westham · East Ham · Northam · Southam