Westmoreland
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Westmoreland is a historic county in England. It may also refer to:
Canada
Jamaica
New Zealand
United States
Places
Australia- Westmoreland County, New South WalesWestmoreland County, New South WalesWestmoreland County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is to the west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains. Coxs River is the border to the north, and the Wollondilly River to the east...
Canada
- Westmorland County, New BrunswickWestmorland County, New BrunswickWestmorland County is located in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the fast-growing commercial centre of Moncton as well as its northern and eastern suburbs...
Jamaica
- Westmoreland, Jamaica, a parish
New Zealand
- Westmorland, New ZealandWestmorland, New ZealandWestmorland is an outer suburb of Christchurch, New Zealand. It is situated mostly on a hillside and is a recent development of the city, dating back to the late 1970s. It is still under development, with the end of Pentonville Close being most recently settled with modern family homes typical of...
, a suburb of ChristchurchChristchurchChristchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of...
United States
- Westmoreland, California former spelling of Westmorland, CaliforniaWestmorland, CaliforniaWestmorland is a city in Imperial County, California. Westmorland is located southwest of Calipatria, The population was 2,225 at the 2010 census, up from 2,131 at the 2000 census...
- Westmoreland, KansasWestmoreland, KansasWestmoreland is a city in and the county seat of Pottawatomie County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 778. Westmoreland is part of the Manhattan, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Westmoreland, New HampshireWestmoreland, New HampshireWestmoreland is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,874 at the 2010 census. Westmoreland is historically an agricultural town, with much arable farmland.-History:...
- Westmoreland, New YorkWestmoreland, New YorkWestmoreland is a town in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 6,207 at the 2000 census.The Town of Westmoreland is in the west-central part of the county. The New York State Thruway passes across the town. Westmoreland is west of Utica, New York.The Westmoreland Central...
- Westmoreland, TennesseeWestmoreland, TennesseeWestmoreland is a town in Sumner County, Tennessee, United States. The population was 2,093 at the 2000 census. The town name originates from the historic English county Westmorland, now part of Cumbria.-Geography:...
- Westmoreland County, PennsylvaniaWestmoreland County, Pennsylvania-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 369,993 people, 149,813 households, and 104,569 families residing in the county. The population density was 361 people per square mile . There were 161,058 housing units at an average density of 157 per square mile...
- Westmoreland County, VirginiaWestmoreland County, VirginiaAs of the census of 2000, there were 16,718 people, 6,846 households, and 4,689 families residing in the county. The population density was . There were 9,286 housing units at an average density of...
Electoral districts
- Westmorland and LonsdaleWestmorland and Lonsdale (UK Parliament constituency)Westmorland and Lonsdale is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...
, a parliamentary constituencyUnited Kingdom constituenciesIn the United Kingdom , each of the electoral areas or divisions called constituencies elects one or more members to a parliament or assembly.Within the United Kingdom there are now five bodies with members elected by constituencies:...
represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United KingdomParliament of the United KingdomThe Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom, British Crown dependencies and British overseas territories, located in London...
. - Westmorland (electoral district)Westmorland (electoral district)Westmorland was a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968....
, a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada - Westmoreland, BathWestmoreland, BathWestmoreland is an electoral ward in the south-west of Bath, England. It covers an area straddling the border between the localities of Oldfield and Twerton, and is bordered to the north by the River Avon....
is an electoral ward in Bath, England
People
- William WestmorelandWilliam WestmorelandWilliam Childs Westmoreland was a United States Army General, who commanded US military operations in the Vietnam War at its peak , during the Tet Offensive. He adopted a strategy of attrition against the National Liberation Front of South Vietnam and the North Vietnamese Army. He later served as...
, a United States Army general - The Earl of WestmorlandEarl of WestmorlandEarl of Westmorland is a title that has been created twice in the Peerage of England. The title was first created in 1397 for Ralph Neville. It was forfeited in 1571 by Charles Neville, 6th Earl of Westmorland for leading the Rising of the North. It was revived in 1624 in favour of Sir Francis...
, a title in the Peerage of England - Lynn WestmorelandLynn WestmorelandLynn A. Westmoreland is the U.S. Representative for , serving since 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district stretches from the far southern Atlanta suburbs to the suburbs of Columbus...
, a member of the United States House of Representatives from Georgia
Institutions
- Westmoreland County Community CollegeWestmoreland County Community CollegeWestmoreland County Community College, commonly referred to as WCCC or 3C's, was founded in 1970 and is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania, USA. In 2009, a new enrollment record was set, with WCCC registering its 7,000th student....
- Westmoreland Museum of American ArtWestmoreland Museum of American ArtThe Westmoreland Museum of American Art is an art museum in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, devoted to American art, with a particular concentration on the art of southwestern Pennsylvania....
in Greensburg, Pennsylvania
Other
- Westmorland (ship)Westmorland (ship)The Westmorland or Westmoreland was a 26-gun British privateer frigate, operating in the Mediterranean Sea against French shipping in retaliation for France's opposition to Great Britain in the American Revolutionary War.-Service history:...
, a British privateering ship - Westmoreland Glass CompanyWestmoreland Glass CompanyThe Westmoreland Glass Company was founded in 1889 when a group of men from the Specialty Glass Company in East Liverpool, Ohio migrated to Grapeville, Pennsylvania. The property had a large source of natural gas. The company was run by two brothers, George and Charles West. Its main production was...
, a company that produced collectible art glass - Westmoreland MallWestmoreland MallWestmoreland Mall, owned and operated by CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., is a two-level, enclosed shopping mall in the municipality of Hempfield Township, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. It was completed in 1977, extensively renovated and expanded in 1993-1994, and includes The Bon-Ton,...
, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania