Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.9971°N -2.2347°W |
Official Name: | Westlands |
Shire District: | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
Shire County: | Staffordshire |
Region: | West Midlands |
Constituency Westminster: | Newcastle-under-Lyme |
Post Town: | Newcastle |
Postcode District: | ST5 |
Postcode Area: | ST |
Dial Code: | 01782 |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ843444 |
Population: | 5,749 |
Westlands, more commonly known as "The Westlands", is a suburban area and ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.
There are two places of worship; St Andrew's Church (Anglican) and Masjid At-Taqwa Islamic Centre (Islamic).
The building that is now the Islamic Centre was previously St Peter's Church, a Methodist church. St Andrew's and St Peter's together formed a local ecumenical partnership called The Church in the Westlands. However, St Peter's Church closed in 2021.[1] Community groups were formed in an attempt to prevent the unoccupied building from being sold to property developers.[2] In November 2022 it was eventually sold to a charity with a plan to convert the building into a Mosque and Islamic Centre.[3] [4] Masjid At-Taqwa Islamic Centre, the first Mosque in the area, opened to the public in September 2023.[5]