Westward Ho!

Westward Ho!
Westward Ho! Beach, looking north towards the Taw and Torridge estuaries
Westward Ho! is located in Devon
Westward Ho!
Westward Ho!
Location within Devon
Population2,112 
OS grid referenceSS426291
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBIDEFORD
Postcode districtEX39
Dialling code01237
PoliceDevon and Cornwall
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
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]

  1. ^ "Ward population 2011". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.