Twyford, Buckinghamshire
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For other places of the same name, see Twyford
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Twyford is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale
district of Buckinghamshire
, England. It is about two miles west of Steeple Claydon
and four miles north east of Bicester
in Oxfordshire
.
The village name is derived form the Old English for "double ford". It is a common name in England. The village has one public house called The Crown, a shop and Post Office called Grange Stores, a Church of England primary school, a Church of England parish church
and a URC
chapel. Next to the shop is a Chinese, Thai & English Takeaway called Lucky Star.
Twyford Church of England School is a mixed, voluntary controlled school
, which has about 60 pupils from the age of four through to the age of nine.
The village once had three public houses, but The Red Lion and The Seven Stars were both closed and converted in the past 15 years. The school once taught as few as 25 pupils, but has since recovered to its highest class numbers ever, at just over 60.
Twyford
Twyford is the name of more than one place. The place name is Anglo-Saxon and means 'double ford'.-Places:In the United Kingdom:*Twyford, Berkshire*Twyford, Buckinghamshire*Twyford, Derbyshire*Twyford, Dorset*Twyford, Hampshire*Twyford, Herefordshire...
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Twyford is a village and civil parish in the Aylesbury Vale
Aylesbury Vale
The Aylesbury Vale is a large area of flat land mostly in Buckinghamshire, England. Its boundary is marked by Milton Keynes to the north, Leighton Buzzard and the Chiltern Hills to the east and south, Thame to the south and Bicester and Brackley to the west.The vale is named after Aylesbury, the...
district of Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
, England. It is about two miles west of Steeple Claydon
Steeple Claydon
Steeple Claydon is a village and also a civil parish within the district of Aylesbury Vale in Buckinghamshire, England. It has an unusually high number of gingers, it is speculated that this is due to most people's mums also being their aunts. Steeple Claydon is located about four miles south of...
and four miles north east of Bicester
Bicester
Bicester is a town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in England.This historic market centre is one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire Development has been favoured by its proximity to junction 9 of the M40 motorway linking it to London, Birmingham and...
in Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire
Oxfordshire is a county in the South East region of England, bordering on Warwickshire and Northamptonshire , Buckinghamshire , Berkshire , Wiltshire and Gloucestershire ....
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The village name is derived form the Old English for "double ford". It is a common name in England. The village has one public house called The Crown, a shop and Post Office called Grange Stores, a Church of England primary school, a Church of England parish church
Church of England parish church
A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative region, known as a parish.-Parishes in England:...
and a URC
United Reformed Church
The United Reformed Church is a Christian church in the United Kingdom. It has approximately 68,000 members in 1,500 congregations with some 700 ministers.-Origins and history:...
chapel. Next to the shop is a Chinese, Thai & English Takeaway called Lucky Star.
Twyford Church of England School is a mixed, voluntary controlled school
Voluntary controlled school
A voluntary controlled school is a state-funded school in England, Wales and Northern Ireland in which a foundation or trust has some formal influence in the running of the school...
, which has about 60 pupils from the age of four through to the age of nine.
The village once had three public houses, but The Red Lion and The Seven Stars were both closed and converted in the past 15 years. The school once taught as few as 25 pupils, but has since recovered to its highest class numbers ever, at just over 60.