Westwood is a residential area of the city of

Peterborough Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...

, in the

unparished area In England, an unparished area is an area that is not covered by a civil parish (the lowest level of local government, not to be confused with an ecclesiastical parish). Most urbanised districts of England are either entirely or partly unparish ...

of Peterborough, in the

district, in the ceremonial county of

Cambridgeshire Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...

, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of

Ravensthorpe Ravensthorpe may refer to any of the following places. England *Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury in West Yorkshire **Ravensthorpe railway station, Dewsbury *Ravensthorpe, Northamptonshire *Ravensthorpe, Peterborough in Cambridgeshire *Ravensthorpe, an histor ...

ward. Manufacturers of industrial machinery,

Baker Perkins Baker Perkins Ltd is a British engineering company for food processing equipment headquartered in Peterborough, England. Its product portfolio offers different technologies and applications for the bread, biscuit, confectionery, snack, and break ...

, relocated here from London in 1903.

HMP Peterborough HM Prison Peterborough is a Category B private prison for men, and a closed prison for women and female young offenders, located in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England. The prison is operated by Sodexo Justice Services, and is the only dual p ...

, the first purpose-built prison to house both men and women, opened on the site of the former engineering works in 2005. The area was named after DJ

Tim Westwood Timothy Westwood (born 3 October 1957) is a British DJ and presenter. He is often referred to by other DJs and artists appearing on his shows simply as Westwood. He was described by ''The Guardian'' in 2022 as "a veteran of the hip-hop scene ...

's father, former bishop. The construction of the estate began in the mid 1960s on land formerly in use as

RAF Peterborough Royal Air Force Peterborough or more simply RAF Peterborough is a former Royal Air Force installation in Cambridgeshire located northwest of Peterborough city centre and southeast of Stamford, Lincolnshire, England. History The following unit ...

, a

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training base for

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and

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pilots. The adjacent Westwood Farm, formerly Horrells Dairies, is now home to the New Covent Garden Soup Company. Highlees County

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is located in the area; secondary pupils attend nearby

Jack Hunt School Jack Hunt School, officially Jack Hunt School Language College, is a co-educational secondary school and sixth form located in Netherton in the city of Peterborough in the United Kingdom. Students are aged 11 (Year 7) to 18 (Year 13). Refurbish ...

in Netherton. The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St Jude.

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Suburbs of Peterborough {{Cambridgeshire-geo-stub

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