Twydall
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| Twydall | |
 Twydall
Twydall shown within Kent |
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| Population | 13,048 (2011.Ward)[1] |
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| OS grid reference | TQ800670 |
| Unitary authority | Medway |
| Ceremonial county | Kent |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | GILLINGHAM |
| Postcode district | ME8 |
| Dialling code | 01634 |
| Police | Kent |
| Fire | Kent |
| Ambulance | South East Coast |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Gillingham and Rainham |
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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.
Contents
Surrounding area
Towns in the surrounding area include Gillingham, Hempstead, Rainham, Lower Rainham and Rainham Mark.
Shops and miscellaneous
Education
There are a number of schools serving the Twydall area, including:
- Twydall Primary School
- Featherby Infants and Nursery School
- Featherby Junior School
- St Thomas of Canterbury RC Primary School
Religion
There are a number of churches serving the Twydall area, including:
- 1 Baptist
- 1 Catholic
- 1 Church of England
- 1 Evangelical
- 1 meetinghouse of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
References
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- ↑ Placenames of Kent Judith Glover 1976, 1982, 1992 Meresborough Books ISBN 978-0-905270-61-6.
- ↑ Gulvin, K., Hughes, Q., "The Twydall Profile", Fort (Fortress Study Group), 1978, (5), pp75-85
