Westwoodside
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Westwoodside village |
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Westwoodside |
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OS grid reference | SK751996 |
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– London | 140 mi (230 km) SSE |
Civil parish | Haxey |
District | North Lincolnshire |
Shire county | Lincolnshire |
Region | East Midlands |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | DONCASTER |
Postcode district | DN9 |
Police | Lincolnshire |
Fire | Lincolnshire |
Ambulance | East Midlands |
EU Parliament | East Midlands |
UK Parliament | Gainsborough (UK Parliament constituency) |
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Coordinates: 53°29′18″N 0°52′06″W / 53.488255°N 0.86839°W
Westwoodside is a small village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated within the Isle of Axholme and 7 miles (11 km) north-west from Gainsborough. Westwoodside is in the civil parish of Haxey (where the population is included), a village 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east.
In earlier days, the Westwood side of the civil parish of Haxey was composed of the hamlets of Park (bef. 1882),[1] Newbigg, Nethergate, Upperthorpe[2] (or Overthorpe) and Commonside.
The village has a primary school.
The community is involved in an annual game over seven hundred years old called Haxey Hood.
References
- ↑ White, William (1882-01-01). History, gazetteer, and directory, of Lincolnshire, and the city & diocese of Lincoln.
- ↑ White, William (1882-01-01). History, gazetteer, and directory, of Lincolnshire, and the city & diocese of Lincoln.
External links
- Media related to Westwoodside at Wikimedia Commons
- Westwoodside Primary School
- Isle of Axholme website
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