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Westward
St. Hilda's Church, Westward
WestwardLocation in Allerdale, CumbriaShow map of the former Allerdale BoroughWestwardLocation within CumbriaShow map of 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 / 54.792; -3.133

Westward is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria. It had a population of 814, at the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 838 at the 2011 Census. 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.

See also

• Listed buildings in Westward, Cumbria

References

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.

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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