Westerham

Westerham
A view across Westerham Green
Westerham is located in Kent
Westerham
Westerham
Location within Kent
Population4,498 (2021)
OS grid referenceTQ445545
Civil parish
  • Westerham
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townWESTERHAM
Postcode districtTN16
Dialling code01959
PoliceKent
FireKent
AmbulanceSouth East Coast
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Kent
51°16′17″N 0°04′12″E / 51.27134°N 0.07005°E / 51.27134; 0.07005

Westerham is a town and civil parish in the Sevenoaks District of Kent, England. It is located 3.4 miles east of Oxted and 6 miles west of Sevenoaks, adjacent to the Kent border with both Greater London and Surrey. It is recorded as early as the 9th century, and was mentioned in the Domesday Book in a Norman form, Oistreham (compare Ouistreham in Normandy, Oistreham in 1086). Hām is Old English for a village or homestead, and so Westerham means a westerly homestead. The River Darent flows through the town, and formerly powered three watermills. The total population in 2021 was 4,498.[1]

  1. ^ "WESTERHAM Parish in South East England". Retrieved 15 July 2024.