Thwaites

Thwaites

Thwaites may refer to:

* Thwaites Brewery
* Thwaites & Reed, oldest clockmakers in the world.

;Surnames:
*Hugh Thwaites (1917– ), Catholic Priest
*John Thwaites (British politician), (1815–1870)
*John Thwaites (Australian politician), (born 1955)
*Michael Thwaites, (1915-2005), Australian academic, poet, intelligence officer, and activist
*Reuben Gold Thwaites, (1853-1913), American historical writer

;Places:
*Thwaites, Bradford, England
*Thwaites, Cumbria, England


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