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Twyford Street
Twyford may refer to: Places In the United Kingdom: *Twyford, Berkshire *Twyford, Buckinghamshire *Twyford, Derbyshire, in the civil parish of Twyford and Stenson *Twyford, Dorset, a List of United Kingdom locations: Tri-Tz, location *Twyford, Hampshire *Twyford, Leicestershire *Twyford, Norfolk *Twyford, Oxfordshire, in the civil parish of Adderbury *Twyford, Shropshire, in the civil parish of West Felton *Twyford, Worcestershire In Ireland: *Twyford, County Westmeath, a townland in the civil parish of Ballyloughloe In New Zealand *Twyford, New Zealand People * Holly Twyford, American stage actress and director * Jack Twyford (1908–1991), Australian rules footballer * Joshua Twyford (1640–1729), English pottery manufacturer * Phil Twyford (born 1963), New Zealand politician * Thomas Twyford (1849–1921), English pottery manufacturer Businesses *Twyford Bathrooms Schools *Twyford Church of England High School, a secondary school in West London {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Twyford, Berkshire
Twyford is a large village and civil parish in the English royal county of Berkshire, with a population of 6,618 people. It is in the Thames Valley at on the A4 between Reading and Maidenhead, close to Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham. History The village's toponym is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means ''double ford''. It is a common name in England. Twyford had two fords over two branches of the River Loddon, on the Old Bath Road to the west of the centre. According to the chronicler Geoffrey Gaimar, after King Æthelred of Wessex and his brother, the future King Alfred the Great, were defeated by the Vikings at the Battle of Reading in 871, they escaped by a ford over the River Loddon at Twyford which was not known to their pursuers. William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, who was a well known philanthropist who donated his life savings to Loddon Village Hall, spent the final years of his life in Ruscombe Fields, a property close to Twyford, and is remembered by a residential str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
