Twydall

Twydall
Twydall
 Twydall shown within Kent
Population 13,048 (2011.Ward)[1]
OS grid referenceTQ800670
Unitary authorityMedway
Ceremonial countyKent
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post town GILLINGHAM
Postcode district ME8
Dialling code 01634
Police Kent
Fire Kent
Ambulance South East Coast
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentGillingham and Rainham
List of places
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Coordinates: 51°22′26″N 0°35′08″E / 51.3739°N 0.5856°E / 51.3739; 0.5856

Twydall is an area of Gillingham in the unitary authority of Medway in South East England. It was, until 1998,[2] part of Kent and is still ceremonially associated via the Lieutenancies Act.[3] It is near junction 4 of the M2 motorway. The origin of the name Twydall is thought to mean “Two Parts” or “Double Portion” from the Old English twidǣl, but by 1240 it was written Twydele.[4] Two Palmerston forts were built in the area, Grange Redoubt and Woodlands Redoubt: the design used came to be known as the Twydall Profile.[5] Modern Twydall, is situated between the A2 and the railway line, but previously it stretched down to the Medway estuary to Sharp's Green and Eastcourt Meadows which are now part of the Riverside Country Park and crossed by the Saxon Shore Way. Many of the road names in Twydall are names after villages within Kent.

Lower Twydall is a distinct settlement to the north of Twydall.

Surrounding area

Towns in the surrounding area include Gillingham, Hempstead, Rainham, Lower Rainham and Rainham Mark.

Shops and miscellaneous

Shops in Twydall

Education

There are a number of schools serving the Twydall area, including:

Holy Trinity Church

Religion

There are a number of churches serving the Twydall area, including:

References

  1. "Medway Ward population 2011". Retrieved 1 October 2015.
  2. "Medway Council – Local history: Medway in the 20th century 1901 – 2000". web.archive.org. 2009. Archived from the original on March 9, 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  3. "Lieutenancies Act 1997". legislation.gov.uk. 2012. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  4. Placenames of Kent Judith Glover 1976, 1982, 1992 Meresborough Books ISBN 978-0-905270-61-6.
  5. Gulvin, K., Hughes, Q., "The Twydall Profile", Fort (Fortress Study Group), 1978, (5), pp75-85

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