Twyford, Buckinghamshire

Twyford
Parish church of the Assumption
Twyford is located in Buckinghamshire
Twyford
Twyford
Location within Buckinghamshire
Population566 (2011 Census)[1]
OS grid referenceSP6626
Civil parish
  • Twyford
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townBuckingham
Postcode districtMK18
Dialling code01296
PoliceThames Valley
FireBuckinghamshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteTwyford Parish Council
List of places
UK
England
Buckinghamshire
51°55′55″N 1°02′06″W / 51.932°N 1.035°W / 51.932; -1.035

Twyford is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire, England. It is about 2 miles (3 km) west of Steeple Claydon and 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of Bicester in Oxfordshire.

Twyford's toponym is derived from the Old English for "double ford". It is a common name in England.

The village has a Church of England parish church, a URC chapel and a Church of England primary school. There is one public house, one general store which is community owned and run by volunteers.

  1. ^ "Area: Twyford (Parish): Key Figures for 2011 Census: Key Statistics". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 3 February 2013.