Cemeteries · South East England
Twerton Cemetery
Twerton Cemetery is a cemetery in the United Kingdom.

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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 30 min–1 h
- Nearest railway station
- Oldfield Park · 0.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Twerton Cemetery is a cemetery in South-East England of architectural and local-history note. The site is within the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB). It sits within the Bath parliamentary constituency. The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park, about 0.3 km away. Postcode area BA2.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Twerton is a suburb of the city of Bath, in the Bath and North East Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, situated to the west of the city, and home to the city's football club, Bath City. Twerton is served by several bus routes. The service 5 is operated by First West of England, linking Twerton to Bath's centre, running every 12 mins. For a time, there was a duplicate Wessex Connect service, operating under the name Royal Bath. This was discontinued in the summer of 2013. Other bus routes that operate in Twerton include service 12, operated by Faresaver, service, 20 operated by The Big Lemon, and service 22, currently operated by First Bus Twerton high street houses two pubs (the Old Crown and the Full Moon), a minimarket, McColl's convenience store (containing a Post Office counter (Now a Morrisons Daily) formerly Blockbuster, a bakery, a Boots Pharmacy, two learning centres, a volunteering organisation and two hairdressing salons. The Whiteway housing estate is located in the south of the Twerton electoral ward. There is also a community centre at the Quebec Social Centre and a community garden at Hanna Close. There is also a day centre for adults with learning disabilities, Carrswood Day Service, on Cleeve Green, with day support access for service users across Bath and North East Somerset.
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Background
History
The Domesday Book of 1086 records that Twerton was held by Nigel de Gournay, who would have won his lands in Englishcombe, Twerton, Swainswick and Barrow Gurney by fighting for William I of England. His original home must have been Gournay, which was half-way between Dieppe and Paris. The parish of Twerton was part of the Wellow Hundred. In 1911 the civil parish had a population of 13,114. On 9 November 1911 the parish was abolished and merged with Bath. Thomas de Gournay was involved with the murder of Edward II at Berkeley Castle in 1327. At the time when Brunel was designing the Great Western Railway, his plan was for the line from Bath to Bristol to go through the centre of Twerton. The…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3800, -2.3838
- District
- Bath and North East Somerset
- Parish
- Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
- Postcode
- BA2 3JN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bath
- Nearest railway station
- Oldfield Park — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.ukcrimestats.com
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Twerton Cemetery?
- Twerton Cemetery is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode BA2 3JN), in the parish of Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area.
- Is Twerton Cemetery a protected site?
- Yes — Twerton Cemetery is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- How do I get to Twerton Cemetery?
- The nearest railway station is Oldfield Park, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BA2 3JN.