Westwoodside is a small village in North Lincolnshire, England. It is situated within the Isle of Axholme and 7 miles (11 km) north-west from Gainsborough. Westwoodside is in the civil parish of Haxey, a town 1 mile (1.6 km) to the east.

Westwoodside
Westwoodside village
Westwoodside Location within Lincolnshire
Population	2,050 (2011)
OS grid reference	SK751996
• London	140 mi (230 km) SSE
Civil parish	Haxey
Unitary authority	North Lincolnshire
Ceremonial county	Lincolnshire
Region	Yorkshire and the Humber
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DONCASTER
Postcode district	DN9
Police	Humberside
Fire	Humberside
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Brigg and Goole (UK Parliament constituency)
List of places UK England Lincolnshire 53.488255°N 0.86839°W / 53.488255; -0.86839

In earlier days,^[when?] the Westwood side of the civil parish of Haxey was composed of the hamlets of Park (bef. 1882),[1] Newbigg, Nethergate, Upperthorpe[1] (or Overthorpe) and Commonside.^{[citation needed]}

The village has a primary school.

The community is involved in an annual game over seven hundred years old called Haxey Hood.

Bradley Benjamin Thomas Anderson Musgreaves was born here in 1903. His family home has been turned into a local museum along with a conjoined post office.

References

External links

• Media related to Westwoodside at Wikimedia Commons
• Westwoodside Primary School
• Isle of Axholme website

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