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Companies and brands

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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) Westwood One was an radio in the United States, American radio network that was based in New York City. By 1997, it was managed by CBS Radio, which had acquired Infinity Broadcasting Corporation, which had acquired control of Westwood One in 199 ...
, a former American radio network based in New York City *
Westwood One Westwood One, Inc. is an American radio network owned by Cumulus Media. The company syndicates talk, music, and sports programming. The company takes its name from an earlier network also named Westwood One, a company founded in 1976. The co ...
, an American radio and media broadcasting company *
Westwood Studios Westwood Studios, Inc. was an American video game developer based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It was founded by Brett Sperry and Louis Castle in 1985 as Brelous Software, but got changed after 2 months into Westwood Associates and was renamed to Westw ...
, 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 High School (disambiguation), several schools


United States

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Westwood College Westwood College was a private for-profit college owned by Alta Colleges Inc. with 15 campus locations in five states and online learning options. Westwood was nationally accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Scho ...
, American for-profit college * Westwood Regional School District, Bergen County, New Jersey


Canada

* Westwood Elementary School (Prince George), 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 District ...
, British Columbia *Westwood Secondary School (now Lincoln M. Alexander Secondary School), Mississauga, Ontario


Other

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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, ...
, Gaborone, Botswana *
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


People

* Westwood (surname) *
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' As ...
, a title in the British peerage


Places


Australia

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Westwood, Queensland Westwood is a town in the Rockhampton Region and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), 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 Gove ...
, a town in the Rockhampton Region * Westwood, Tasmania *
Westwood, Western Australia Westwood is a rural locality of the Shire of Woodanilling in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The eastern border of the locality is formed by the Great Southern Highway. The Strathmore Hill Nature Reserve is located within West ...
, a locality of the Shire of Woodanilling


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 de ...
, 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 opera ...
, a race track in Coquitlam, British Columbia *Westwood, St. James-Assiniboia, Winnipeg, Manitoba *
Port Moody-Westwood Port Moody-Westwood was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia () is the deliberative assembly of the Legislature of British Columbia, in the province of Br ...
, 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 (Canada), electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to 2015. Demographics Consisting of the follow ...
, a federal electoral district in British Columbia


England

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Westwood, Peterborough Westwood is a residential area of the city of Peterborough, in the ceremonial county of Cambridgeshire, England. For electoral purposes it forms part of Ravensthorpe ward. Manufacturers of industrial machinery, Baker Perkins, relocated here from ...
, 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 ...
, a district of Oldham *
Westwood, Kent Westwood is a village and retail estate in Thanet district of Kent, England, and south of Margate. History Westwood developed on the road between Margate and Ramsgate (now designated the A254). Most of the village is in the civil parish of ...
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Westwood Cross Westwood Cross is an open, pedestrianised shopping centre located at Westwood, Kent, England. It opened in 2005, and since 2008 has incorporated a casino, bowling alley cinema and bingo hall. History Westwood Cross is situated on the site ...
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 era, Elizabethan banqueting hall with Caroline era, Caroline additio ...
, country house near Droitwich, Worcestershire *
Westwood, Somerset West Bagborough is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England, about north of Taunton. In 2011, the village had a population of 358. The parish of West Bagborough lies on the south-west slopes of the Quantock Hills within the Quantock Hil ...
, village in West Bagborough parish *
Westwood, Southfleet Westwood is a hamlet in the parish of Southfleet in Kent, England, in the west of the parish. It is one mile west of the village of Southfleet. In the 19th century it was one of only two hamlets within the parish (the other being Betsham, in ...
, Kent *
Westwood, Wiltshire Westwood is a large village and a Civil parishes in England, civil parish in west Wiltshire, England. The village is about southwest of the town of Bradford-on-Avon. Upper Westwood, on a ridge crest to the north, was a distinct settlement from ...
* High Westwood, County Durham * Low Westwood, County Durham *
Westwood Heath Westwood Heath is a southwestern suburb of the City of Coventry in the West Midlands, England. It is bordered by the suburbs of Cannon Park and Canley, and by the University of Warwick campus to the east, the suburb of Tile Hill to the north, T ...
, 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 nea ...
and Bourton Westwood, Shropshire


Scotland

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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". Part of the song's lyrics proclaim ''"From Westwood to Hollywood, ...
, South Lanarkshire


United States

* Westwood (Uniontown, Alabama), an 1836 historic district on the National Register of Historic Places *
Westwood, California Westwood is a census-designated place (CDP) in Lassen County, California, United States. Westwood is located 20 miles (32 km) west-southwest of Susanville, at an elevation of 5,128 feet (1,563 m). Its population is 1,541 as of the 2020 cens ...
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Westwood, Los Angeles Westwood is a commercial and residential neighborhood in the northern central portion of the Westside (Los Angeles County), Westside region of the city of Los Angeles, California. It is the home of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCL ...
, a neighborhood **
Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery Pierce Brothers Westwood Village Memorial Park and Mortuary is a cemetery and Morgue, mortuary located in the Westwood, Los Angeles, Westwood area of Los Angeles. It includes a crematory for cremation services. Its location is at 1218 Glendon Av ...
* Westwood, Indiana *
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 2020 census As of ...
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Westwood, Kansas Westwood is a city in northeastern 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 W ...
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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, Massachusetts Westwood is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 16,266 at the 2020 United States census. History Westwood was first settled in 1641 and was part of the town of Dedham, originally called 'West Dedham', unt ...
* Westwood, Memphis, Tennessee, a neighborhood * Westwood, Michigan *
Westwood, Missouri Westwood is a village in west St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 316 at the 2020 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2020 census ...
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Westwood, New Jersey Westwood (known as "The Hub of the Pascack Valley") is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Westwood is part of the New York metropolitan area. Many of its residents regularly commute to New York City for work and leisur ...
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Westwood, Cincinnati Westwood is one of the 52 neighborhoods of Cincinnati, Ohio. Annexed in 1896 and located in the western part of the city, it is the city's largest neighborhood in both area and population. The population was 33,774 at the 2020 census. History We ...
, a neighborhood * Westwood, Cambria County, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place * Westwood, Chester County, Pennsylvania, a census-designated place *
Westwood (Pittsburgh) Westwood is an American neighborhood that is located in the West End Region of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. History and notable features Beginning as a part of the now-defunct Township of Chartiers and existing for a short time as an independent bo ...
, Pennsylvania, a neighborhood * West Wood, Utah, 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 part of the city known as West Seattle, close to the neighboring CDP of White Center. Westwood is known for its International Baccalaureate high sc ...
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Westwood (subdivision), Houston Westwood is a residential subdivision in Southwest Houston, Texas. The subdivision is bounded by the 610 Loop, the Union Pacific railroad tracks, Stella Link Road, and Willowbend Boulevard. It has about 800 houses.Jackson, Kim.Westwood Civic Club ...
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Westwood Highlands, San Francisco Westwood Highlands is a small neighborhood located on the West Side of San Francisco, California, northeast of the intersection of Monterey Boulevard and Plymouth Avenue. It is bordered by Westwood Park to the south, Saint Francis Wood to t ...
, 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 bord ...
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Westwood Lakes, Florida Westwood Lakes is a census-designated place and unincorporated community of Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 11,373 at the 2020 census. Geography Westwood ...
, a census-designated place *
Westwood Park, San Francisco Westwood Park is a residential neighborhood located on the West Side of 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 so ...
, a neighborhood * Westwoods Trails, a hiking trail system in Connecticut


Transportation

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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 (Fo ...
, 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 exi ...
, 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 Westwood Cross is an open, pedestrianised shopping centre located at Westwood, Kent, England. It opened in 2005, and since 2008 has incorporated a casino, bowling alley cinema and bingo hall. History Westwood Cross is situated on the site ...
, shopping centre in Kent, England *
Westwood rim 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 medi ...
, a type of bicycle wheel rim *"
Sons of Westwood Bruin Warriors, also known as "Sons of Westwood" and "Big C", is a fight song of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). The tune comes from Big C, a school fight song for the University of California, Berkeley. The UCLA Bruin Marchi ...
", fight song of the University of California, Los Angeles *
TCP Westwood 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 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 author, journalist, and poet. She established her reputation with her first novel, '' Cold Comfort Farm'' (1932), which has been reprinted many times. Although sh ...


See also

* West Wood (disambiguation) {{disambiguation, geo