Descriptive Gazetteer Entry for Eastham

Eastham.-- par. and township, W. Cheshire, on river Mersey, 6 miles SE. of Birkenhead -- par., 7976 ac. and 4839 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 4263; township, 1604 ac. and 724 tidal water and foreshore, pop. 639; P.O.; is a summer resort.


(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))

Linked entities:
Feature Description: "parish and township"   (ADL Feature Type: "countries, 4th order divisions")
Administrative units: Eastham Parish       Cheshire Ancient County
Place: Eastham

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