11 Facts About Twyford Berkshire

1.

Twyford Berkshire had two fords over two branches of the River Loddon, on the Old Bath Road to the west of the centre.

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2.

William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, who was a well known philanthropist who donated his life savings to Loddon Village Hall, spent the final years of his life in Ruscombe Fields, a property close to Twyford Berkshire, and is remembered by a residential street named 'Pennfields'.

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3.

Twyford Berkshire was primarily an agricultural settlement until the coming of the railway in 1838 put it on the Great Western main line to the west and subsequently made it a junction for the Henley Branch Line.

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4.

The opening of a by-pass in 1929 finally ended the east–west flow of main road traffic through the centre, but Twyford Berkshire is still on a busy north–south route from Wokingham in the south to Henley-on-Thames in the north.

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5.

Twyford Berkshire today is largely a commuter settlement for workers travelling to Reading, Maidenhead, Wokingham and, further afield, London.

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6.

Twyford Berkshire is a place of great community spirit and has many annual events.

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7.

Until 1895 Twyford Berkshire was part of the parish of Hurst in the liberty of Broad Hinton.

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8.

The Great Western Main Line has been electrified and Twyford Berkshire has been served by a new fleet of electric trains since the start of 2018.

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9.

Twyford Berkshire has two recreation grounds, both owned and managed by the Parish Council.

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10.

Twyford Berkshire has a youth football club called Twyford Berkshire Comets which plays on both recreation grounds.

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11.

Twyford Berkshire has a tennis club, a bowls club with its own green, and claims to have the oldest badminton club in the country.

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