Eastham, Worcestershire

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Eastham
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Eastham
Location within Worcestershire
Population254 
District
Shire county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town Tenbury Wells
Postcode district WR15
Dialling code 01584
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Fire Hereford and Worcester
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Worcestershire
52°18′32″N2°29′31″W / 52.308968°N 2.491842°W / 52.308968; -2.491842 Coordinates: 52°18′32″N2°29′31″W / 52.308968°N 2.491842°W / 52.308968; -2.491842

Eastham is a village and civil parish in the Malvern Hills District in the county of Worcestershire, England. It had a population of 254 in 2021. [1]

Eastham was in the upper division of Doddingtree Hundred. [2]

In 2016 Eastham bridge collapsed. The Grade II listed monument was demolished and a replacement bridge was constructed which opened on 27 April 2017. [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Eastham". City population. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  2. Worcestershire Family History Guidebook, Vanessa Morgan, 2011, p20 The History Press, Stroud, Gloucestershire.
  3. "Bridge collapse school bus driver saves Tenbury Wells pupils". BBC Online . 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  4. Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1081429)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 15 October 2019.