Twyford, Norfolk

Twyford
Twyford
	St Nicholas, Twyford
	Twyford Location within Norfolk
Area	2.13 km2 (0.82 sq mi)
Population	26 (2001 census)
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
OS grid reference	TG 016 245
Civil parish	Twyford;
District	Breckland;
Shire county	Norfolk;
Region	East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	DEREHAM
Postcode district	NR20
Police	Norfolk
Fire	Norfolk
Ambulance	East of England
	List of places UK England Norfolk 52°46′50″N 0°59′16″E / 52.78042°N 0.98770°E

Twyford is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A1067 road, some 12 km (7.5 mi) south-east of the town of Fakenham and 28 km (17 mi) north-west of the city of Norwich.^[1]

The civil parish has an area of 2.13 km² (0.82 sq mi) and in the 2001 census had a population of 26 in 14 households. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Guist. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the district of Breckland.^[2]

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

Notes

^ Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham. ISBN 0-319-21869-4.
^ Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

External links

Map sources for Twyford, Norfolk
Information from Genuki Norfolk on Twyford.

[osexp238-1] Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham. ISBN 0-319-21869-4.

[osnncc-2] Office for National Statistics & Norfolk County Council (2001). Census population and household counts for unparished urban areas and all parishes. Retrieved December 2, 2005.

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