Wakeham is a hamlet near the village of Easton, in Tophill on the Isle of Portland in Dorset, England.

As with the rest of Portland's villages and settlements, Wakeham has been designated as a conservation area, as it is a place of special architectural and historic interest.

Among the archaeological finds of Wakeham are Roman stone sarcophagi, and Iron Age underground chambers.

The original settlement was situated within the small valley at the south of the hamlet, and this land later became part of the grounds of Pennsylvania Castle.

[1] In 789 AD, the first recorded Viking attack within British Isles, including Ireland, occurred on Portland's coast.

[9] In order to expand his land, he had Southwell Road diverted, and purchased a number of cottages at the bottom of Wakeham.

Opposite Portland Museum at the bottom of Wakeham, a small quarry was opened to provide stone for the Whitehall Cenotaph.

[13] Accommodation in Wakeham village is a leading business and includes The Alessandria Hotel, the self-contained holiday let Church Ope Studio,[14] and the bed and breakfast Leam Guest House.