Westwood may refer to:

Companies and brands

* Westwood, Baillie, 19th-century engineering and shipbuilding company, London * Westwood One (1976–2011), a former American radio network based in New York City * Westwood One, an American radio and media broadcasting company * Westwood Studios, an American video game developer, defunct since 2003 *Westwood, a brand of American manufacturer Ariens

Educational institutions

* Westwood College, several campuses in the United States * Westwood Elementary School (Prince George), British Columbia * Westwood Elementary School (Coquitlam), British Columbia * Westwood High School (disambiguation), several schools * Westwood International School, Gaborone, Botswana * Westwood Regional School District, Bergen County, New Jersey * Westwood Secondary School, Singapore *Westwood Secondary School (now Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School), Mississauga, Ontario

People

Westwood (surname) Westwood is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Barry Westwood, presenter of "Day by Day" on Southern Television *Bill Westwood (1925–1999), Anglican bishop in England, father of DJ Tim Westwood *Brett Westwood, British natu ...

Baron Westwood Baron Westwood, of Gosforth in the County of Northumberland, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. It was created in 1944 for the trade unionist William Westwood. He was General Secretary of the Ship Constructors' and Shipwrights' Ass ...

, a title in the British peerage

Places

Australia

Westwood, Queensland Westwood is a town in the Rockhampton Region and a locality split between the Rockhampton Region and the Shire of Banana in Queensland, Australia. It was the first town that was gazetted by the Queensland Government. In the , Westwood had a ...

, a town in the Rockhampton Region * Westwood, Tasmania

Canada

*Westwood, Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario * Westwood, Edmonton, a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta *

Westwood Plateau Westwood Plateau is a neighbourhood in the northern region of Coquitlam, British Columbia. It is named for Westwood Motorsport Park which existed on the plateau before the community was built, and was closed in 1990 to make way for real estate ...

, an area of Coquitlam, British Columbia *

Westwood Motorsport Park Westwood Motorsport Park (or Westwood Racing Circuit) was a 8-turn motorsport race track located in Coquitlam, British Columbia on the southern slopes of Eagle Mountain (known locally as ''Eagle Ridge''). History The track was built and operat ...

, a race track in Coquitlam, British Columbia *Westwood,

St. James-Assiniboia, Winnipeg St. James-Assiniboia is a major community area in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. As it encapsulates most of the city ward of St. James, which includes the major St. James Street, the area itself is often simply referred to "St. James." Located in th ...

, Manitoba * Port Moody-Westwood, a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia * Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam, a federal electoral district in British Columbia

England

* Westwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire * Westwood, Greater Manchester, a district of Oldham * Westwood, Kent ** Westwood Cross shopping centre * Westwood House, country house near Droitwich, Worcestershire * Westwood, Somerset, village in West Bagborough parish * Westwood, Southfleet, Kent * Westwood, Wiltshire *

High Westwood High Westwood is an English village in County Durham, a few miles to the north of Consett, near Ebchester and Hamsterley. It once had a colliery and coke works. Past and present Once a thriving industrial village, High Westwood is now much red ...

, County Durham *

Low Westwood Low Westwood is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated immediately to the west of Hamsterley, Consett, Hamsterley. Low Westwood is probably best known for Hamsterley Christ Church and Derwent care home. Low Westwood grew as a resul ...

, County Durham * Westwood Heath, Coventry, West Midlands * Westwood (Campus), University of Warwick * Westwoodside, North Lincolnshire *

Stretton Westwood Stretton Westwood is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is located in the parish of Much Wenlock and is two miles southwest of the town, on the B4371 road to Church Stretton; its name derives from it being on the road to Stretton. It lies near ...

and

Bourton Westwood Stretton Westwood is a hamlet in Shropshire, England. It is located in the parish of Much Wenlock and is two miles southwest of the town, on the B4371 road to Church Stretton; its name derives from it being on the road to Stretton. It lies near ...

, Shropshire

Scotland

Westwood, East Kilbride Westwood is an area of the Scottish new town East Kilbride. It was name-checked by one of its former inhabitants, Roddy Frame of Aztec Camera, in the song "Somewhere In My Heart "Somewhere in My Heart" is a song by Scottish band Aztec Camera ...

, South Lanarkshire

United States

Westwood (Uniontown, Alabama) Westwood is a historic plantation in Uniontown, Alabama, United States. The main house was built between 1836 and 1850 by James Lewis Price. It is in the Greek Revival style with some Italianate influence. The outbuildings include a smok ...

, an 1836 historic district on the National Register of Historic Places * Westwood, California * Westwood, Los Angeles, a neighborhood ** Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery *

Westwood, Indiana Westwood is an unincorporated community in Henry Township, Henry County, Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and l ...

Westwood, Iowa Westwood is a city in Henry County, Iowa, United States. The population was 101 at the time of the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of t ...

Westwood, Kansas Westwood is a city in northeast Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 1,750. It is the second most densely populated city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. History The land where We ...

Westwood, Boyd County, Kentucky Westwood is a census-designated place in Boyd County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 4,387 at the 2020 census. A suburb of Ashland, the two areas are closely affiliated, sharing a ZIP code and bus system. Westwood is located on a f ...

Westwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky Westwood is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 census. Geography Westwood is located in northeastern Jefferson County. It is bordered to the east by Rolling Hills, to the n ...

* Westwood, Massachusetts *

Westwood, Memphis, Tennessee Westwood is a neighborhood located in southern Memphis, Tennessee, United States, west of Whitehaven. The neighborhood is home to recreational facilities, businesses, schools and churches; including the more than 4,000 member Mt. Vernon Baptist Chu ...

, a neighborhood *

Westwood, Michigan Westwood is an unincorporated community in Kalamazoo Charter Township, Kalamazoo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a census-designated place (CDP) for statistical purposes and does not have any legal status as an incorporated municipalit ...

Westwood, Missouri Westwood is a village in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 278 at the 2010 census. Geography Westwood is located at (38.640619, -90.434286). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total ...

* Westwood, New Jersey * Westwood, Cincinnati, a neighborhood * Westwood, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place * Westwood, Chester County, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place *

Westwood (Pittsburgh) Westwood is a neighborhood in the West End Region of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Beginning as a part of the now-defunct Township of Chartiers and existing for a short time as an independent borough, Westwood was annexed by the City of Pittsburgh i ...

, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood *

West Wood, Utah West Wood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Carbon County, Utah, United States. The population was 1,066 at the 2020 census. Geography The CDP is just west of Price, the county seat. To the north and northeast, across U.S. Route 6, is Car ...

, a census-designated place * Westwood, Bainbridge Island, Washington *

Westwood, Seattle Westwood is a neighborhood in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located in the southwest of the city, close to the neighboring CDP of White Center. Westwood is known for its International Baccalaureate high school, Chief Sealth High. Lo ...

* Westwood (subdivision), Houston * Westwood Highlands, San Francisco, a neighborhood * Westwood Hills, Kansas *

Westwood Lakes, Florida Westwood Lakes is a neighborhood in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 11,838 at the 2010. Geography Westwood Lakes is located at (25.723829, -80.368891). According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a ...

, a census-designated place *

Westwood Park, San Francisco Westwood Park is a residential neighborhood located in southwestern San Francisco, California, near St. Francis Wood and City College of San Francisco. Westwood Park is bordered by Monterey Boulevard (to the north), Ocean Avenue (to the south), ...

, a neighborhood *

Westwoods Trails The Westwoods Trails is an extensive hiking trail system in Guilford, Connecticut. The trail system has approximately of trails with features including caves, lakes, streams, rivers, and interesting rock formations. The preserve extends across ...

, a hiking trail system in Connecticut

Transportation

Westwood station (LIRR) Westwood is a station on the Long Island Rail Road's West Hempstead Branch serving the villages of Malverne and Lynbrook, New York. The station platform is located on Foster Avenue in Malverne, with parking facilities on both the Malverne (Foster A ...

, in Malverne, New York * Westwood station (NJ Transit), in Westwood, New Jersey *

Westwood Boulevard Westwood Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles that runs through the heart of Westwood Village and further south in West Los Angeles. Route Westwood Boulevard begins south of Sunset Boulevard in the campus of UCLA as Westwood Plaza. After exitin ...

, Los Angeles, California ** Westwood/Rancho Park station ** Westwood/UCLA station, a subway station under construction

Other uses

* Westwood (computer virus), a minor variant of the Jerusalem virus * Westwood Cross, shopping centre in Kent, England * Westwood rim, a type of bicycle wheel rim *" Sons of Westwood", fight song of the University of California, Los Angeles * TCP Westwood, a congestion avoidance mechanism in data transmission * TCP Westwood plus, a modification of TCP Westood *''Westwood'', a novel by

Stella Gibbons Stella Dorothea Gibbons (5 January 1902 – 19 December 1989) was an English writer, journalist, and poet. She established her reputation with her first novel, ''Cold Comfort Farm'' (1932) which has been reprinted many times. Although she ...