Westward, Cumbria

Westward
Westward
	St. Hilda's Church, Westward
	Westward Location in Allerdale, Cumbria Westward Location within Cumbria
Population	838 (2011)
OS grid reference	NY272446
Civil parish	Westward;
District	Allerdale;
Shire county	Cumbria;
Region	North West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	WIGTON
Postcode district	CA7
Dialling code	016973
Police	Cumbria
Fire	Cumbria
Ambulance	North West
UK Parliament	Penrith and Solway;
	List of places UK England Cumbria 54°47′31″N 3°07′59″W / 54.792°N 3.133°W

Westward is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria. It had a population of 814,^[1] at the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 838 at the 2011 Census.^[2] Westward is located on the south side of the Wiza Beck. It is 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to the south of the town of Wigton. Administratively it forms part of the district of Allerdale.

The Nobel prize winner William Henry Bragg was born in Westward in 1862.

References

^ "Parish Headcounts, Area: Westward CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 January 2016.

External links

Cumbria County History Trust: Westward (nb: provisional research only – see Talk page)
Westward.org
Map sources for Westward, Cumbria

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[1] "Parish Headcounts, Area: Westward CP". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2012.

[2] "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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