Westerham

Westerham is a village which is now almost a town. It lies about ten miles west of Sevenoaks in Kent, England. It has been recorded at least as early as the ninth century and was mentioned in the Domesday Book in a Norman form, Oistreham (compare Ouistreham in Normandy). Ham is an Old English word meaning a village or homestead, and so Westerham is literally a westerly homestead.

Related Topics:
Sevenoaks - Kent - England - Domesday Book - Norman - Ouistreham - Normandy

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