Eastham Bridge

Also known as, or recorded in historical documents as; Eastam

In the civil parish of Eastham. In the historic county of Worcestershire (Modern Authority of Worcestershire, 1974 county of Hereford and Worcester).

Possible Medieval moated site or motte at Eastham Bridge.
Near Eastham Bridge, in a meadow called Castle Tump Meadow, is a round moated mound. (VCH)
I see a slight round crop mark at SO659690 on the multimap air photo, but not in the Google map photo, taken with a more developed crop in the field. The location, not to distant from the village and bridge and in a bend of the river is not unknown for either castle or barrow sites and flooding, silting and ploughing will explain its relatively recent loss, and, I expect, if this was a castle site it was quickly abandoned for the site at Court Farm (qv), because of the flooding risk.

The Ordnance Survey Map Grid Reference is SO659690

Air Photo from Air Photo and general mapping	1st edition OS Map from Mid to late 19th century maps
Modern Map from Landscape form and features	Modern Map from General location and route planning
Geograph British Isles occasionally has photos of the site and will usually give an idea of the surrounding landscape.

Sources of information, references and further reading

This site's English Heritage (PastScape) Defra or Monument number is 112598
Further information may be available from the holder of the county Historic Environment Record. In particular 'grey' literature, such as watching brief reports, held by H.E.R.s is often poorly referenced and is unlikely to be recorded in this website, or elsewhere.

• Books
  • Page, Wm and Willis-Bund, J.W. (eds), 1924, VCH Worcestershire Vol4 p267 http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=42894