Westlands, more commonly known as "The Westlands", is a suburban area and ward in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.

Religion

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. Community groups were formed in an attempt to prevent the unoccupied building from being sold to property developers. In November 2022 it was eventually sold to a charity with a plan to convert the building into a Mosque and Islamic Centre. Masjid At-Taqwa Islamic Centre, the first Mosque in the area, opened to the public in September 2023.