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Eastham

PLACENAME: Estham (first mentioned 1086 in the Domesday Book). Village in the east. From Old English 'east' and 'häm'. Estham c1100.

old photo of hotel

Eastham Ferry Hotel (1845), built by Sir William Massey, has some early Victorian detailing and a later wooden veranda (listed Grade II).

illustration of masons' marks from Eastham Church

St Mary's Church may contain 12th century material, but the spire was rebuilt in the 1750s, and the church was 'drastically' restored in the 1870s (listed Grade II). Numerous mason's marks are visible on the stonework of the building.

illustration of axe and cross section

A neolithic (new stone age) axe was discovered near the shore, suggesting that there was early occupation in the area.

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