Westfield is a town in Orleans County, Vermont United States.
[3] The town was founded in 1780 and named after Rhode Island general and politician, William West, a supporter of Vermont statehood.
Westfield is home to the Immaculate Heart of Mary Abbey, a contemplative order of women, following the Benedictine rule.
[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 40.2 square miles (104.1 km2), all land.
The Abbey Sainte-Marie de Deux-Montagnes, near Montreal, Canada, founded the Monastery of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in Westfield, Vermont, in 1981.