| Twerton | |
|---|---|
 A view of the closed Twerton-on-Avon railway station. | |
  Twerton Location within Somerset | |
| Population | 5,905 (2011.ward)[1] |
| OS grid reference | ST723642 |
| Unitary authority | |
| Ceremonial county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BATH |
| Postcode district | BA2 |
| Dialling code | 01225 |
| Police | Avon and Somerset |
| Fire | Avon |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Twerton is a suburb of the city of Bath, in the Bath and North East Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, situated to the west of the city, and home to the city's football club, Bath City.
Twerton is served by several bus routes. The service 5 is operated by First West of England, linking Twerton to Bath's centre, running every 12 mins. For a time, there was a duplicate Wessex Connect service, operating under the name Royal Bath. This was discontinued in the summer of 2013.[2] Other bus routes that operate in Twerton include service 12, operated by Faresaver,[3] service, 20 operated by The Big Lemon,[4] and service 22, currently operated by First Bus
Twerton high street[5] houses two pubs (the Old Crown and the Full Moon), a minimarket, McColl's convenience store (containing a Post Office counter (Now a Morrisons Daily[6]) formerly Blockbuster, a bakery, a Boots Pharmacy, two learning centres, a volunteering organisation and two hairdressing salons.
The Whiteway housing estate is located in the south of the Twerton electoral ward. There is also a community centre at the Quebec Social Centre and a community garden at Hanna Close. There is also a day centre for adults with learning disabilities, Carrswood Day Service, on Cleeve Green, with day support access for service users across Bath and North East Somerset.
- ^ "Twerton". UKCrimeStats.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
- ^ "Wessex Connect to withdraw Number 5 Service". Twerton Community News. Retrieved 27 September 2013.
- ^ "Faresaver service 12".
- ^ "The Big Lemon service 20".
- ^ Chapman, Mike (2003). The High Street, Twerton – An historical survey (PDF) (Report). Bath and North East Somerset Council. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ THE SIDE OF BATH, UK, MOST TOURISTS DON'T SEE! WELCOME TO TWERTON, retrieved 1 February 2024 by TurdTowns via YouTube.