Westward Ho!

Westward Ho!
Westward Ho! Beach, looking north towards the Taw and Torridge estuaries
Westward Ho! Location within Devon
Population	2,112
OS grid reference	SS426291
Civil parish	Northam
District	Torridge
Shire county	Devon
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	BIDEFORD
Postcode district	EX39
Dialling code	01237
Police	Devon and Cornwall
Fire	Devon and Somerset
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Torridge and West Devon
List of places UK England Devon 51°02′24″N 4°14′10″W / 51.040°N 4.236°W / 51.040; -4.236

Westward Ho! is a seaside village near Bideford in Devon, England. The A39 road provides access from the towns of Barnstaple, Bideford, and Bude. It lies at the south end of Northam Burrows and faces westward into Bideford Bay, opposite Saunton Sands and Braunton Burrows. There is an electoral ward with the same name. The population at the 2011 census was 2,112.^[1]