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Westbrook Manor
Westbrook may refer to: Places Australia * Westbrook, Queensland, a town south-west of Toowoomba. New Zealand * Westbrook, New Zealand, a suburb of Palmerston North United Kingdom * Boxford, Berkshire, Westbrook, Berkshire * Westbrook, Kent, part of Margate * Westbrook, Herefordshire * Westbrook, Warrington, a council ward in Warrington, Cheshire * Westbrook, Wiltshire, a settlement in the civil parish of Bromham, Wiltshire United States * Westbrook, Connecticut, a town in Middlesex County * Westbrook, Maine, a town in Cumberland County * Westbrook, Minnesota, a town in Cottonwood County * Westbrook, Missouri, a ghost town * Westbrook, Texas, a city in Mitchell County Transportation *Westbrook station (Calgary), CTrain station in Calgary, Alberta, Canada *Westbrook station (Minnesota), in Westbrook, Minnesota, United States *Westbrook (Shore Line East station), in Westbrook, Connecticut, United States *Westbrook railway station (England), former station in Dorstone, Herefordshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westbrook, Queensland
Westbrook is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Westbrook had a population of 3,885 people. Geography The Gore Highway passes through Westbrook. The Toowoomba Second Range Crossing passes through the western part of the locality with no intersections. The Toowoomba-Karara Road runs along the south-eastern boundary. Westbrook has the following mountains: * Bunkers Hill () * Sugarloaf () * Mt peel (27.6000° S, 151.9000° E) 697 metres History The name ''Westbrook'' comes from the name of the Westbrook pastoral run named by John 'Tinker' Campbell, a pastoralist and merchant, in 1841. In 1877, of land was resumed from the Westbrook pastoral run to establish smaller farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1877. Bunker's Hill State School opened on 1 January 1899 under head teacher Walter Richmond. Westbrook Reformatory School for Boys opened on 5 May 1900, having been relocated from Lytton ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |