Westwood, Kent
Westwood is a village and retail estate in Thanet district of Kent, England, and south of Margate.
History
Westwood developed on the road between Margate and Ramsgate. Most of the village is in the civil parish of Broadstairs and St Peter's.Haine Hospital opened as an isolation hospital in 1902. A 2015 car park collapse beneath the Westwood Cross Primark store revealed underground tunnels believed to have been constructed during World War I training exercises. Researchers suggested they were subsequently used as air raid shelters for servicemen at the hospital and then sealed up.
The village became a focus for retail development towards the end of the 20th century, and is now one of four designated Town Centres in Thanet.