In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Westwood like this:
WESTWOOD PARK, an extra-parochial tract in Droitwich district, Worcester; 3 miles WNW of Droitwich. Acres, 1,380. Pop., 22. Houses, 4. A Benedictine nunnery was founded here, in the time of Richard II.; became a cell to Fontevrault abbey in France; and was given, at the dissolution, to the Packingtons. W. P. House was built in 1590, and is now the seat of the Right Hon. Sir J. S. Packington, Bart. The "Sir Roger de Coverley" of Addison was Sir Herbert Packington; and the writer of the "Whole Duty of Man," jointly with Bishop Fell, was a Lady Packington.
Westwood through time
Westwood is now part of Wychavon district. Click here for graphs and data of how Wychavon has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Westwood itself, go to Units and Statistics.
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Westwood, in Wychavon and Worcestershire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/10132
Date accessed: 18th April 2024
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