Northwood may refer to:

Places

Australia

Northwood, New South Wales Northwood is a suburb on the North Shore (Sydney), Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 8 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the Local government in Australia, local government are ...

Northwood, Victoria Northwood is a locality in central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Shire of Mitchell local government area, north west of the state capital, Melbourne Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capita ...

Canada

* Northwood, Thunder Bay, Ontario, a neighbourhood in the city of Thunder Bay

United Kingdom

* Northwood, Derbyshire, a location in the U.K. *

Northwood, Isle of Wight Northwood is a village and civil parish on the Isle of Wight. It lies south of the town of Cowes and has been occupied for about 1000 years.

* Northwood, Kent,

Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the great English seaside towns of the 19th century. In 2001 it had a population of about 40,000. In 2011, according to t ...

, Thanet, Kent *

Northwood, London Northwood is an affluent area in northwest London, England. It is located within the London Borough of Hillingdon on the border with Hertfordshire and from Charing Cross. Northwood was part of the ancient parish of Ruislip, Middlesex and has f ...

, in the London Borough of Hillingdon * Northwood, Merseyside, a district of

Kirkby Kirkby ( ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley, Merseyside, England. The town, historically in Lancashire, has a size of is north of Huyton and north-east of Liverpool. The population in 2016 was 41,495 making it the largest ...

, Merseyside * Northwood, Shropshire, a location in the U.K. * Northwood, Stafford, a location in the U.K. * Northwood, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire *

Northwood Headquarters Northwood Headquarters is a military headquarters facility of the British Armed Forces in Eastbury, Hertfordshire, England, adjacent to the London suburb of Northwood. It is home to the following military command and control functions: #Headqua ...

, Eastbury, Hertfordshire *

North Hayling North is one of the four compass points or cardinal directions. It is the opposite of south and is perpendicular to east and west. ''North'' is a noun, adjective, or adverb indicating direction or geography. Etymology The word ''north'' is ...

, Hampshire, formerly called "Northwood" *

Great North Wood The Great North Wood was a natural oak woodland that started south-east of central London and scaled the Norwood Ridge. At its full extent, the wood's boundaries stretched almost as far as Croydon and as far north as Camberwell. It had occa ...

a former natural oak woodland located in what is now south London.

United States

Northwood, Irvine, California Northwood is a community encompassing the northern portions of the city of Irvine, in Orange County, California. It covers the area enclosed by the Santa Ana Freeway, Culver Drive, Portola Parkway and Jeffrey Roa History Northwood, which began ...

* Northwood, Delaware, a place in Delaware *

Northwood, Iowa Northwood is a city in Worth County, Iowa, United States, along the Shell Rock River. The population was 2,072 at the time of the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Worth County. Northwood is part of the Mason City Micropolitan Statistical ...

Northwood, Baltimore Northwood is a neighborhood in the northeastern section of Baltimore, Maryland in the United States. Northwood is served by the New Northwood and the Original Northwood community associations. The area is also home to the Northwood Shopping Cente ...

, Maryland *

Northwood, New Hampshire Northwood is a New England town, town in Rockingham County, New Hampshire, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 4,641 at the 2020 census. History First settled in 1763, Northwood was incorporated on February 6, ...

Northwood, North Dakota Northwood is a city in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is part of the "Grand Forks, ND- MN Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Greater Grand Forks." The population was 982 at the 2020 census. History Northwood was founded in ...

Northwood, Ohio Northwood is a city and eastern suburb in Wood County, Ohio, United States, within the Toledo metropolitan area. The population was 5,265 at the 2010 census. History Northwood was originally Ross Township. It was the northernmost township in ...

, in Wood County *

Northwood, Logan County, Ohio Northwood is a small, unincorporated community crossroads village in northern Logan County, Ohio, United States. It lies along the line between Richland Township and McArthur Township, approximately two miles south of the village of Belle Cente ...

Northwood, Philadelphia Northwood is bounded on the north by Roosevelt Boulevard, on the northeast by Cheltenham Avenue, on the west by Oakland Cemetery and Greenwood Cemetery, Juniata Park and Frankford Creek, and on the southeast by Frankford Avenue. To the northeast ...

, Pennsylvania, a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood

Education

Northwood High School (disambiguation) Northwood High School may refer to: * Northwood High School (Irvine, California) * Northwood High School (Louisiana) * Northwood High School (Montgomery County, Maryland) * NorthWood High School, Nappanee, Indiana * Northwood High School (Nort ...

, multiple schools *

Northwood School (disambiguation) Northwood School could be: * Northwood School (Lake Placid, New York) * Northwood School (Durban North, South Africa) * Northwood School, London * Northwood Public School, Windsor, Ontario {{schooldis ...

, multiple schools *

Northwood College Northwood College for Girls is an independent day school for girls aged 3 to 18. The school was founded in 1870 and is located in Northwood, London, England. History Northwood College for Girls is an independent day school for girls aged 3 ...

, a girls' school in Northwood, London *

Northwood University Northwood University (NU) is a private university focused on business education with its main campus in Midland, Michigan. Opened in 1959, more than 33,000 people have graduated from the institution. History Northwood University opened as North ...

, a private university with locations in many U.S. states

Other uses

* ''Northwood'' (TV series), drama series that ran on Canadian Broadcasting Corporation * Joseph Northwood (1809–1886), Canadian businessman and politician *

Operation Northwoods Operation Northwoods was a proposed false flag operation against American citizens that originated within the US Department of Defense of the United States government in 1962. The proposals called for CIA operatives to both stage and actually co ...

, a 1962 secret U.S. military plan to fake Cuban military aggressions on America's Guantanamo base *Northwood, a central processing unit (CPU) core series produced by Intel