Twigworth | |
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Village | |
Coordinates: 51°53′54″N 2°13′28″W / 51.8984°N 2.2244°W | |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Constituent country | England |
Region | South West England |
Non-metropolitan county | Gloucestershire |
Status | Civil parish |
Government | |
• Body | Tewkesbury Borough |
Population (2014) | |
• Total | 340 |
Time zone | UTC0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Postcodes | |
Area code | 01452 |
Website | www |
Twigworth is a small village near Gloucester in the Borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England. The population of Twigworth Parish was 340 people in mid-2014 in 170 households.A new housing development called "Twigworth Green" by 3 housing groups, Bloor Homes, Linden Homes and Bovis Homes. A primary school and secondary school has been planned with this development.[1]
The place name Twigworth is though to derive from a personal name Twicga, so an enclosure belonging to Twicga. The name was first recorded as Tuiggewrthe in 1216. [2]