Westwood may refer to:

Companies and brands

Westwood, Baillie Westwood, Baillie and Co was a Victorian engineering and shipbuilding company based at London Yard in Cubitt Town, London. The company was set up in 1856 by Robert Baillie and Joseph Westwood, previously managers of Thames Ironworks and Shipbui ...

, 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 Ariens Company, stylized as AriensCo, is an American equipment company based in Wisconsin which has a long history manufacturing snow blowers, lawn tractors, and zero-turn lawn mowers for commercial and high-end consumer markets. Ariens touts ...

Educational institutions

* Westwood College, several campuses in the United States *

Westwood Elementary School (Prince George) School District 57 Prince George (SD 57) is a school district in central British Columbia that encompasses urban Prince George, its surroundings, and the outlying communities of McBride and Valemount to the southeast, and Mackenzie to the north ...

, British Columbia *

Westwood Elementary School (Coquitlam) School District No. 43 (Coquitlam) or SD43 is one of the sixty school districts in British Columbia. The district is the third-largest in British Columbia with 45 elementary schools, 14 middle schools, and 11 secondary schools. School Distri ...

, British Columbia *

Westwood High School (disambiguation) Westwood High School may refer to: Canada * Westwood High School Senior Campus, in Hudson, Quebec * Westwood High School – Junior Campus, in Saint-Lazare, Quebec * Westwood Community High School, in Fort McMurray, Alberta Jamaica * Westwood High ...

, several schools *

Westwood International School Westwood International School is an English medium international school in Gaborone, Botswana. It was founded in 1988 with sponsorship from the American and British governments and in collaboration with the Botswana Ministry of Education. US, Br ...

, Gaborone, Botswana * Westwood Regional School District, Bergen County, New Jersey *

Westwood Secondary School Westwood Secondary School (WWSS) () is a co-educational government secondary school in Jurong West, Singapore. It was founded on 2 January 2000, the integrated government school offers secondary education under three academic streams, which lead ...

, 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 popul ...

, a town in the Rockhampton Region *

Westwood, Tasmania Westwood is a rural locality in the local government area of Meander Valley in the Launceston region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 63 for the state suburb of ...

Canada

*Westwood, Asphodel-Norwood, Ontario *

Westwood, Edmonton Westwood is a residential neighbourhood in north central Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It is bounded by Yellowhead Trail to the north, 107 Street and 106 Street to the west, 118 Avenue to the south, 97 Street to the east. The Edmonton City Centre A ...

, 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 Port Moody-Westwood was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada, from 2001 to 2009. Demographics Member of Legislative Assembly Election results , - , - , NDP , Karen Rockwell , ali ...

, a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia *

Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam was a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Demographics Consisting of the following parts of the Greater Vancouv ...

, a federal electoral district in British Columbia

England

* Westwood, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire *

Westwood, Greater Manchester Westwood is an urban area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It occupies a hillside known as North Moor in the western part of Oldham, close to its boundary with Royton and Chadderton. Westwood, which has no formal boundary or extent, is b ...

, a district of Oldham *

Westwood, Kent Westwood is a village and retail estate in the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's, in the Thanet district of Kent, England, and south of Margate. Economy Shopping centres in Westwood include Land Securities' Westwood Cross, and Hammer ...

Westwood Cross Westwood Cross is a British, open, pedestrianised shopping centre at Westwood, Kent. It opened in 2005, and since 2008 has incorporated a casino, cinema and bingo hall. History Westwood Cross is situated on the former Haine Hospital site, whic ...

shopping centre *

Westwood House Westwood House is a stately home, near Droitwich, Worcestershire, England. It has been subdivided into twelve self-contained apartments. The house has origins as an Elizabethan banqueting hall with Caroline additions and is a Grade I listed buil ...

, country house near Droitwich, Worcestershire *

Westwood, Somerset West Bagborough is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about north of Taunton in the Somerset West and Taunton district. In 2011 the village had a population of 358. The parish of West Bagborough lies on the south-west slopes of t ...

, 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) Westwood is one of three campuses of the University of Warwick (the other two being the main campus and Gibbet Hill). Description It is a triangular shaped campus bordered by the houses on Charter Avenue and by Gibbet Hill Road, located to th ...

, University of Warwick *

Westwoodside Westwoodside is a village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated on the Isle of Axholme north-west of Gainsborough, east of Doncaster and south-west of Scunthorpe. Westwoodside is in the civil parish of Haxey, a town to the east. I ...

, 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 List of cities in Kentucky, home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 634 at the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census. Geography Westwood is located in northe ...

Westwood, Massachusetts Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,266 at the time of the 2020 United States Census. History Westwood was first settled in 1641 and was part of the town of Dedham, originally called 'West De ...

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 Westwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cambria County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The CDP is in southwestern Cambria County, in the eastern part of Lower Yoder Township. It is bor ...

, a census-designated place *

Westwood, Chester County, Pennsylvania Westwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Valley Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 950 at the 2010 census. Geography Westwood is located at , immediately west of the city of Coatesville. Valley R ...

, 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 in ...

, 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 Westwood Highlands is a small affluent neighborhood located in south-central San Francisco, California, northeast of the intersection of Monterey Boulevard and Plymouth Avenue. It is bordered by Westwood Park, San Francisco, Westwood Park to the s ...

, a neighborhood *

Westwood Hills, Kansas Westwood Hills is a city in Johnson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 400. It is the most densely populated city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area at 6,240 people per square mile. It borde ...

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) Westwood is an NJ Transit railroad station in Westwood, New Jersey. It is on the Pascack Valley Line and is located at Broadway and Westwood Avenue. The next station northbound, heading toward Spring Valley, New York, is Hillsdale. The next statio ...

, in Westwood, New Jersey *

Westwood Boulevard Westwood Boulevard is a street in Los Angeles that runs through the heart of Westwood,_Los_Angeles#Sub-neighborhoods, Westwood Village and further south in Westside (Los Angeles County), West Los Angeles. Route Westwood Boulevard begins south o ...

, Los Angeles, California ** Westwood/Rancho Park station **

Westwood/UCLA station Westwood/UCLA Station is a planned heavy-rail subway station on the D Line of the Los Angeles County Metro Rail system. The station will be located under Wilshire Boulevard between Veteran Avenue and Westwood Boulevard, with the main station e ...

, a subway station under construction

Other uses

Westwood (computer virus) Westwood is a computer virus, a variant of the Jerusalem family, discovered August 1990, in Westwood, Los Angeles, California. The virus was isolated by a UCLA engineering student who discovered it in a copy of the "speed.com" program distribute ...

, a minor variant of the Jerusalem virus *

, 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 TCP Westwood (TCPW) is a sender-side-only modification to TCP New Reno that is intended to better handle large bandwidth-delay product paths (large pipes), with potential packet loss due to transmission or other errors (leaky pipes), and with dyn ...

, 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 ...

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