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5 unusual facts about Westover


Westover Church

The predecessor of the existing Westover Church was constructed between 1630 and 1637 on the grounds at Westover.

Theodorick Bland of Westover, Walter Aston, and William Byrd I are buried near the original site of the Westover Church.

Westover, Arlington, Virginia

Following the principles set forth by the FHA and responding to the need for affordable housing, Mace developed several neighborhoods in Arlington County in the early twentieth century which provided economical housing to the growing population.

Westover, Virginia

Westover, Arlington, Virginia, a neighborhood in Arlington, Virginia, United States

Westover, Charles City County, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States


499th

499th Air Refueling Wing, aerial refueling unit located at Westover AFB, Massachusetts

Connecticut Route 104

Route 104 begins at an intersection with Route 137 in the Westover section of Stamford and heads north, passing by GE Capital, then crossing the Rippowam River.

North Carolina Highway 308

Continuing east, it crosses the Roanoke River, in concurrency with NC 45, then connects the communities of Westover and Mackeys, before ending at NC 32 in Pleasant Grove.

Peter Mews of Hinton Admiral

Mews bought the manors of Christchurch and Westover from the Earl of Clarendon in 1708, having previously settled in the area with his purchase of the manor of Hinton Admiral.

Russ Westover

After a job as a clerk with the Southern Pacific Railroad, Westover headed for San Francisco, where he studied at the Mark Hopkins Institute of Art.

Tate Etc.

Articles: Peter Blake's A-Z polaroids, Paula Rego's illustrations for Jayne Eyre, Tom Morton on Tate Modern's 'Common Wealth' exhibition, Alan Davie: Myth & Gesture, Turner Prize: Justin Westover photographs the shortlisted artists.

William Byrd I

Byrd died on 4 Dec 1704, at his plantation home of Westover, in Charles City County, Virginia.


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