Twyford and Thorpe

Twyford and Thorpe

Twyford and Thorpe is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England, comprising the villages of Twyford and Thorpe Satchville, and the hamlet of John O' Gaunt. The parish, which is in the Melton district, has a population of 612 at the time of the 2001 census. [cite web | url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=796065&c=Twyford+and+Thorpe&d=16&e=15&g=466505&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1219614576269&enc=1&dsFamilyId=779 | title=2001 Census: Key Statistics: Parish Headcounts: Area: Twyford and Thorpe CP (Parish) | publisher=Office for National Statistics | accessdate=2008-08-24 ]

Twyford is in the south of the parish, and the name is derived from the two fords in the village. [cite web | url=http://www.meltononline.co.uk/pp/location/detail.asp?id=127 | title=Twyford | work=Melton On Line | publisher=Melton Borough Council | accessdate=2008-08-24 ] There are two churches in the village; St Andrew (Church of England), which is a Grade I listed building with some parts dated from the 12th century, [cite web | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=189902 | title=Detailed Record: Church of St Andrew | work=Images of England | publisher=English Heritage | date=2007 | accessdate=2008-08-24 ] and a Methodist church.

Thorpe Satchville is situated on a hill north of Twyford, and is also on the B6047 road. St Michael and All Angels (Church of England) is Grade II listed and was built in the late 15th century. [cite web | url=http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=189901&mode=quick | title=Detailed Record: Church of St Michael | work=Images of England | publisher=English Heritage | date=2007 | accessdate=2008-08-24 ]

John O' Gaunt is east of Twyford, on a minor road that leads to Burrough on the Hill. A railway station at John O' Gaunt was opened in 1879 and closed in 1953; the railway on which the station was situated has now been closed.

The parish of Twyford and Thorpe was created in 1936 when Twyford, an ancient parish, was merged with the parish of Thorpe Satchville, which was created in 1866 having previously been a chapelry of Twyford. [cite web | url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/relationships.jsp;jsessionid=2F1F5A60967BA061D331ADAE101FBC2E?u_id=10392822 | title=Twyford and Thorpe CP Leicestershire through time: Administrative history of Parish-level Unit | work=A Vision of Britain through Time | publisher=University of Portsmouth & others | year=2008 | accessdate=2008-08-24 ] However, they continue to be separate Church of England parishes.

References

External links

* [http://twyfordandthorpesatchville.leicestershireparishcouncils.org/ Leicestershire Parish Councils: Twyford and Thorpe Satchville]


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