Westward Ho!

Westward Ho!

Westward Ho! is a village on the north coast of Devon, England, UK. It is the only place in the British Isles to have an exclamation mark (!) in its name. The name comes from the novel of the same name by Charles Kingsley.

Another example of a place name with a exclamation mark in its name is Saint-Louis-du-Ha! Ha!, Quebec (Canada). But these are colloquial, unlike Westward Ho!'s.

Westward Ho! Media

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  Road sign marking the entrance to the village

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  Holy Trinity parish church, Atlantic Way, Westward Ho!, Devon, seen from west-northwest

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  The pebble ridge at Westward Ho! beach

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  The Charles Kingsley statue in nearby Bideford

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  Westward Ho!, Devon, England, the view inland.