Westerham

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proper noun

A small town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4454).

OriginOld English westerne →
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Meanings

proper nounWesterham (countable and uncountable, plural Westerhams)

plural Westerhams · alternative Westrum

  1. countableuncountableA small town and civil parish with a town council in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ4454).
  2. countableuncountableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwesterne“western”
  2. EnglishWesterham

From Old English westerne (“western”) + hām (“homestead”).

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APA

Westerham. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westerham

MLA

“Westerham.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westerham. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Westerham,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Westerham.

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