Westwoodside

Westwoodside

Westwoodside village
Westwoodside
Westwoodside shown within Lincolnshire
OS grid reference SK751996
• London 140 mi (230 km) SSE
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town DONCASTER
Postcode district DN9
Police Humberside
Fire Humberside
Ambulance East Midlands
EU Parliament Yorkshire and the Humber
UK Parliament

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[1] (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

  1. 1 2 White, William (1882-01-01). History, gazetteer, and directory, of Lincolnshire, and the city & diocese of Lincoln.


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