Eastham is a small town, located on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England. It is part of the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. Eastham is so-called because it was originally a hamlet East of the larger settlement of Bromborough. The Wirral is a peninsula bounded by the River Dee to the west and the River Mersey to the east. ... Arms of the former Merseyside Metropolitan County Council Merseyside is a metropolitan county, located in the North West of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Wirral is a metropolitan borough in Merseyside, North West England, which occupies the northern part of the Wirral Peninsula, more commonly known as The Wirral. ...

Location

It is located close to the M53 motorway, and lies directly on the A41 road, the main road between Birkenhead and Birmingham. It is also close to the city of Chester. It shares a proximity to the village of Port Sunlight, which is considered by many to be the birthplace of the British soap industry. The M53 motorway is a major road in England, running from Wallasey on the opposite bank of the River Mersey to Liverpool, along the Wirral peninsula past Birkenhead and Ellesmere Port to just east of Chester, upon which motorway regulations end and it seamlessly becomes the A55 road, which continues... The A41 is a major trunk road in England, United Kingdom that links London to Birkenhead. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... The city from above Centenary Square. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. ... Port Sunlight Port Sunlight is a village on the Wirral (in the North West of England). ... Soap most commonly appears in bar form. ...

History

The original village (inhabited since Saxon times) is clustered around St. Mary's church, whose churchyard contains an ancient yew. Much of the surrounding land was once owned by the powerful Stanley family. Binomial name Taxus baccata L. Taxus baccata is a conifer native to western, central and southern Europe, northwest Africa, northern Iran and southwest Asia. ... Stanley is an old masculine name from the 11th and 12th century English contraction of Stoney Meadow. It is also the name of a number of places, and has other miscellaneous uses. ...

The 'Bear Pit' at Eastham Woodland & Country Park as it stands in 2006.

Since the Middle Ages, a ferry service operated across the river Mersey between Eastham and Liverpool, the early ferries being run by monks from the Abbey of St. Werburgh. By the late 1700's, up to 40 coaches each day arrived at a newly built pier, carrying passengers and goods for the ferry. Paddle steamers were introduced in 1816 to replace the sailboats, but the demand for a service declined in the 1840's with the opening of a railway link between Chester and Birkenhead Woodside Ferry. In 1846, the owner of the ferry, Thomas Stanley, built the Eastham Ferry Hotel and shortly after, the Pleasure Gardens were added to attract more visitors. The gardens were landscaped with Rhododendrons, Azaleas, ornamental trees and fountains. Attractions included a zoo, with bears, lions, monkeys and antelope, an open air stage, tea rooms, bandstand, ballroom, boating lake, water chute and a loop-the loop roller coaster. Image File history File linksMetadata DSC_6180. ... Image File history File linksMetadata DSC_6180. ... Liverpool waterfront by night, as seen from the Wirral. ... Chester is the county town of Cheshire in North West England. ... Map sources for Birkenhead at grid reference SJ3088 Birkenhead is a town on The Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, on the left bank of the River Mersey, opposite Liverpool. ... Thomas Stanley may refer to one of several people: Thomas_Stanley,_1st_Earl_of_Derby, a fifteenth century English aristocrat, Thomas Bahnson Stanley, a 1950s governor of Virginia. ... Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose; dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... Azaleas are flowering shrubs making up part of the genus Rhododendron. ... Giraffes in Sydneys Taronga Zoo Zoo redirects here. ... For other meanings, see Bear (disambiguation). ... Binomial name Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1758) The Lion (Panthera leo) is a mammal of the family Felidae. ... For the TV show Monkey see Monkey (TV series) Cynomolgus Monkey at Batu Caves, Malaysia A monkey is any member of two of the three groupings of simian primates. ... Genera Aepyceros Alcelaphus Antidorcas Antilope Cephalophus Connochaetes Damaliscus Gazella Hippotragus Kobus Madoqua Neotragus Oreotragus Oryx Ourebia Pantholops Procapra Sylvicapra Taurotragus Tragelaphus and others Antelopes are a group of herbivorous African and Asian animals of the family Bovidae, distinguished by a pair of hollow horns on their heads. ...

Entertainers performed in the gardens during summer, and included Blondin, the famous tight-rope walker who once wheeled a local boy across a high wire in a wheelbarrow. In 1894, the Manchester Ship Canal was opened by Queen Victoria, bringing added prosperity to the area and a Jubilee Arch was built at the entrance to the Pleasure Gardens in 1897 to commemorate her Diamond Jubilee. Blondin (28 February 1824 - 19 February 1897), French tight-rope walker and acrobat, was born at St Omer, France. ... The canal at its Manchester end, looking towards Old Trafford. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ...

In its heyday Eastham Ferry was known as the 'Richmond of the Mersey', but its popularity declined during the 1920's and the last paddle steamer crossing took place in 1929. The Pleasure Gardens fell into disrepair during the 1930's and the Iron pier and Jubilee Arch were later dismantled. In 1970, to commemorate European Conservation Year, the area was designated a Woodland & Country Park and today, it is once more a popular place of recreation.

Eastham Lock forms the western end of the Manchester Ship Canal. In the 1930s, significant housing development joined Eastham to neighbouring Bromborough leaving the Mersey side of the Wirral continuously built up to New Brighton. The canal at its Manchester end, looking towards Old Trafford. ... Bromborough is a village on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside, England, in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral. ... The River Mersey is a river in the north west of England. ... The New Palace amusement arcade in New Brighton. ...

Eastham Rake railway station opened in 1995. Eastham Rake railway station is a railway station serving the village of Eastham on The Wirral, Merseyside, England. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Historic photos
• Eastham Country Park
• 6th Bebington Sea Scout Group

Coordinates: 53°18′N 2°58′W Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...