The event is typically held over three days at the start of July and hosts a variety of activities, including a carnival parade, funfair rides, car boot sale, bingo and fancy dress ball.

[6][7] The A577 road runs east through Westhead for a distance of approximately 1 mile (1.6 km), connecting the nearby towns of Ormskirk and Skelmersdale.

Westhead Halt, situated on Castle Lane, was a former railway station on the Skelmersdale Branch which connected Ormskirk with Rainford.

[10] The nearest railway station today is Ormskirk, about 1.2 miles (1.9 km) east, which provides passenger services to Liverpool and Preston.

[12] An Ofsted report published in January 2015 gave Westhead Lathom St James an "Outstanding" rating in all categories,[13] and in December 2015 it was ranked amongst the top 1000 primary schools in England in the National Curriculum assessment performance tables.

[15][16] St James Church is a Grade II listed building situated on Vicarage Lane, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) southwest of the village.