Westwood, Kent

Westwood
Westwood  Westwood shown within Kent
OS grid reference	TR357685
Civil parish	Broadstairs and St Peter's
District	Thanet
Shire county	Kent
Region	South East
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	MARGATE
Postcode district	CT9
Dialling code	01843
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
EU Parliament	South East England
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Coordinates: 51°21′43″N 1°23′42″E / 51.362°N 1.395°E / 51.362; 1.395

Westwood is a village and retail estate in Broadstairs, situated 2 km south of Margate, located in the Thanet district of Kent, UK.

Economy

It is the location of the out of town shopping centre Westwood Cross. It is also the site of East Kent Retail Park (Matalan, Staples, Harveys Furniture, and Pets at Home) and Westwood Gateway Retail Park (Argos, Paul Simon, Homebase, Maplin Electronics and Sports World). Both sites are owned by Hammerson.^[1]

See also

• Broadstairs
• Thanet
• Westwood Cross

References

Towns and villages in the Thanet district of Kent, England Unparished areas Margate Civil parishes Acol Birchington Broadstairs and St Peter's (town) Cliffsend Manston Minster Monkton Ramsgate (town) Sarre St Nicholas-at-Wade Other settlements Broadstairs Brooks End Cliftonville Ebbsfleet Flete Garlinge Newington Palm Bay Sevenscore St Peters Westbrook Westgate-on-Sea Westwood List of places in Kent