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Westward Ho, coast vil., Northam par., Devon, on E. side of Bideford Bay, 3 miles NW. of Bideford; P.O., T.O.; was founded about the year 1867, and has risen rapidly in favour as a watering-place, for which it possesses many facilities, including a fine beach of firm sands, spacious baths, a hotel, and numerous villas and lodging houses. Westward Ho College (opened in 1873) is a military school. Northam Burrows here form excellent links for golfing.
(John Bartholomew, Gazetteer of the British Isles (1887))
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Feature Description: | "coastal village" (ADL Feature Type: "populated places") |
Administrative units: | Northam AP/CP Devon AncC |
Place: | Westward Ho! |
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