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Westward, Cumbria
Westward is a small village and civil parish in the English county of Cumbria. It had a population of 814, at the 2001 census, increasing slightly to 838 at the 2011 Census. Westward is located on the south side of the Wiza Beck. It is 3.3 miles (5.3 km) to the south of the town of Wigton. Administratively it forms part of the district of Cumberland. The Nobel prize winner William Henry Bragg was born in Westward in 1862.
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Brackenthwaite, Westward
Brackenthwaite is a settlement situated some 3 miles (4.8 km) south-east of the town of Wigton in the English county of Cumbria. It should not be confused with the identically named settlement of Brackenthwaite that is situated some 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Cockermouth in the same county.
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