'''West Barnstable''' is a seaside village in the northwestnorthwestern part of the town of [[Barnstable, Massachusetts|Barnstable]], [[Barnstable County, Massachusetts]], United States. Once devoted to agricultural pursuits, West Barnstable now is largely residential and historic. Originally founded in 1639 as part of its neighboring village Barnstable, MA, West Barnstable separated in 1717 with the split into two parishes of the local congregational church.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Waters |first1=John J. |title=The Otis Family in Provincial and Revolutionary Massachusetts |date=1975 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press / Omohundro Institute |location=Chapel Hill |isbn=9780807838372 |access-date=12/18/2022}}</ref>
