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 1.9 miles (3.1 km) south of Margate.
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OS grid reference | TR357685 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | MARGATE |
Postcode district | CT9 |
Dialling code | 01843 |
Police | Kent |
Fire | Kent |
Ambulance | South East Coast |
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Shopping centres in Westwood include Land Securities' Westwood Cross, and Hammerson's East Kent Retail Park and Westwood Gateway Retail Park.[1]
A 2015 car park collapse beneath the Westwood Cross Primark store revealed underground tunnels believed to have been constructed during World War I training exercises. Researchers suggested they were subsequently used as air raid shelters for servicemen at Haine Hospital, and then sealed up.[4][5]
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