Twigworth | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 St Matthew's Church, Twigworth | |
  Twigworth Location of Twigworth in Gloucestershire | |
| 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]
- ^ Discombe, Matt (22 December 2017). "More than 2,000 new homes could be built north of Gloucester". gloucestershirelive.
- ^ "Twigworth :: Survey of English Place-Names". Survey of English Place Names. 25 April 2024.