For other places of the same name, see Twyford.
Twyford is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated, at grid reference SU794752, in the heart of the Thames Valley on the A4 between Reading and Maidenhead, close to Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham.
Twyford has its own parish council, and is also in the Borough of Wokingham, and the ceremonial county of Berkshire. Before this it was in Wokingham Rural Distri...
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For other places of the same name, see Twyford.
Twyford is a large village and civil parish in the English county of Berkshire. It is situated, at grid reference SU794752, in the heart of the Thames Valley on the A4 between Reading and Maidenhead, close to Henley-on-Thames and Wokingham.
Twyford has its own parish council, and is also in the Borough of Wokingham, and the ceremonial county of Berkshire. Before this it was in Wokingham Rural District and the hundred of Charlton. Before 1895, Twyford was part of the parish of Hurst, within the liberty of Broad Hinton. Between the 13th century and 1844, Broad Hinton was officially a detached part of Wiltshire.
The town's name is Anglo-Saxon in origin, and means double ford. It is a common name in England. Twyford does indeed have two fords, on the Bath Road to the west of the centre. One is bridged, the other is next to the Land's End Public House.
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