Twyford, Norfolk

Twyford, Norfolk

Twyford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A1067 road, some 12 km (8 miles) south-east of the town of Fakenham and 28 km (17 miles) north-west of the city of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (1999). "OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham". ISBN 0-319-21869-4.]

The civil parish has an area of 2.13 km² and in the 2001 census had a population of 26 in 14 households. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). " [http://www.norfolk.gov.uk/consumption/groups/public/documents/general_resources/ncc017867.xls Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes] ". Retrieved December 2, 2005.]

The name "Twyford" derives from the Anglo Saxon and means 'double ford'. There are several other places called Twyford.

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*oscoor|TG016245_region:GB_scale:100000|Map sources for Twyford.
* [http://www.origins.org.uk/genuki/NFK/places/t/twyford/ Information from Genuki Norfolk] on Twyford.



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