Twigworth

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File:Twigworth War Memorial - geograph.org.uk - 83359.jpg
Twigworth War Memorial, with St Matthew's Church in the background

Twigworth is a small village near Gloucester in the Borough of Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, England.

The place-name 'Twigworth' is first attested in 1220, as 'Twigeworth', and is thought to mean 'enclosure made of twigs'.[1]

There is a church, dedicated to St Matthew.[2] The poet and composer Ivor Gurney is buried in the churchyard.

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  1. Eilert Ekwall, Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names, p.483.
  2. Twigworth, St Matthew - a church near you