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Wareham may refer to:
People- Andrew Wareham, British historian
- Arthur Wareham, British newspaper editor
- Dean Wareham, New York-based musician with Galaxie 500, Luna, Dean and Britta
- Jack Wareham, English footballer
- Pete Wareham, London-based saxophonist with Acoustic Ladyland, Polar Bear, Melt Yourself Down
- Wareham, Dorset, England
- Wareham, Massachusetts, United States, a town
- Wareham, Minnesota, United States, an abandoned townsite
- Wareham, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
- Wareham, Ontario, Canada
- Wareham Island, Nunavut, Canada
Wareham was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1302 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1885, when the borough was abolished.
Usage examples of "wareham".
And King Stephen, like a giant breaking loose from some crippling enchantment, surged out of his convalescence into vigorous action, and bearing down on the port of Wareham, the most easterly still available to his enemies, seized both town and castle with hardly a graze to show for it.
And he’s sailed from Wareham, with less trouble than he’ll have sailing back into the same port, now the king holds it.
As early as June Robert had sailed from Wareham, against his own best judgement but at his sister’s urgent entreaty, and Geoffrey’s insistence, if he was to entertain any ambassador from her at all.
And here was September ended, Wareham back in King Stephen’s hands, and Robert still detained in Geoffrey’s thankless service in Normandy.
He says Robert has landed at Wareham in spite of the king’s garrison, brought in all his ships safely and taken the town.
I gave up in Wareham and spit it out the window in front of the hospital.