Westwoodside
| Westwoodside | |
 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, 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
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=puAHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA407&dq=westwoodside+lincolnshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KsV3VIXYN_XasASFuIDgDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=westwoodside%20lincolnshire&f=false "History, gazetteer, and directory, of Lincolnshire, and the city & diocese ...", by William White, published 1882; page 407, column 1, first entry.
- ↑ http://books.google.com/books?id=puAHAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA407&dq=westwoodside+lincolnshire&hl=en&sa=X&ei=KsV3VIXYN_XasASFuIDgDA&ved=0CB8Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=westwoodside%20lincolnshire&f=false "History, gazetteer, and directory, of Lincolnshire, and the city & diocese ...", by William White, published 1882; page 405.
External links
Media related to Westwoodside at Wikimedia Commons- Westwoodside Primary School
- Isle of Axholme website
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