Westward Ho!
Coordinates: 51 ° 2 ′ N , 4 ° 15 ′ W
Westward Ho! is a seaside resort on the north coast of the county of Devon in south-west England. The town, located near Barnstaple and Bideford in Parish Northam , has a population of about 8,440.
Surname
The official and internationally recognized spelling actually includes the exclamation mark and was based on the title of a novel by Charles Kingsley . The only other place name that includes exclamation marks is Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha! in Canada .
Rail transport
Westward Ho! was on Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway , a railway line that was completed in 1908 and closed again in 1917 after its locomotives were drafted for military service.
Town twinning
Westward Ho! is related to:
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Mondeville , France -
Büddenstedt , Helmstedt district , Lower Saxony