Twywell
| Twywell | |
|---|---|
 The twelfth century church | |
| Population | 176 (2011 census) |
| OS grid reference | SP950783 |
| Civil parish |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | KETTERING |
| Police | Northamptonshire |
| Fire | Northamptonshire |
| Ambulance | East Midlands |
| UK Parliament | |
Twywell is a village and civil parish[1] in the English county of Northamptonshire.
Located just to the north of the A14 road approximately three miles west of Thrapston, Twywell forms part of the district of East Northamptonshire.
At the time of the 2011 census, the population of the parish was 176.[2]
History
Twywell is recorded in the Domesday Book as Twowelle but can be dated back to the Iron Age. It is likely that this manor was given to Northman miles ("Northman the knight") in 1013 by King Æthelred II. This Northman is thought to be Northman, son of Leofwine.[3] The charter was preserved in the archives of Thorney Abbey, which in the 1050s was one of those controlled by Northman's relation Abbot Leofric of Peterborough.[4]
Manor House Farm dates from 1591 and some of the building material is thought to have come from an old monastery situated between Slipton and Sudborough at a site known as "Money Holes".
Notable people
Twywell was the birthplace of the bluestocking writer Hester Chapone, née Mulso, whose conduct book Letters on the Improvement of the Mind (1773), addressed to a 15-year-old niece, remained influential and regularly reprinted for over fifty years.[5] Horace Waller (1833–1896), anti-slavery activist, missionary and cleric, was Rector of Twywell from 1874 to 1895.
Modern Twywell
The village is centred along the High Street and The Green and there are nine buildings of special architectural or historic interest in the parish.
The parish church is dedicated to St Nicholas.
The 1991 population was 179 in 87 dwellings.[6] There was a butcher, an off-licence and a public house. The village is currently visited by a greengrocer and library.[6] There is a bus service to Thrapston and Kettering.
Nearby Twywell Hills and Dales Country Park provides attractive countryside walks. Twywell Plantation, a wood belonging to the Woodland Trust, lies to the south and west of the village.[7]
References
- ^ Parish Council contact details
- ^ Office for National Statistics: Twywell CP: Parish headcounts Retrieved 19 July 2015.
- ^ Baxter, Earls of Mercia, p. 31; PASE, s.v. Northman 5; Sawyer 931
- ^ Baxter, Earls of Mercia, pp. 19 (figure 2.1), 30.
- ^ ODNB entry: Retrieved 3 August 2011. Subscription required.
- ^ a b Details of the village
- ^ Twywell Plantation
External links
Media related to Twywell at Wikimedia Commons