Twydall

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Twydall
Twydall shown within Kent
Population	13282 [1]
OS grid reference	TQ800670
Unitary authority	Medway
Ceremonial county	Kent
Region	South East
Constituent country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	GILLINGHAM
Postcode district	ME8
Dialling code	01634
Police	Kent
Fire	Kent
Ambulance	South East Coast
European Parliament	South East England
UK Parliament	Gillingham
List of places: UK • England • Kent

Coordinates: 51°22′26″N 0°35′08″E / 51.3739, 0.5856

Twydall is an area of Gillingham in Medway, in the ceremonial county of Kent, England. 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 ^[2]. Two Palmerston forts were built in the area, Grange Redoubt and Woodlands Redoubt: the design used came to be known as the Twydall Profile. 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.

[edit] Road Names

Many of the road names in Twydall are names after villages within Kent, e.g.: Goudhurst Road, Staplehurst Road, Hawkhurst Road, Brenchley Road, Woodchurch Cresent, Sturry Way, Minster Road, Chilham Road, Blean Road, Detling Close, Herne Road, Appledore Road and Hollingbourne Road.

[edit] Surrounding areas

Gillingham, Hempstead, Rainham, Lower Rainham, Rainham Mark.

[edit] Shops and miscellaneous

• 2 Mini-Supermarkets
• 1 Large Supermarket
• 2 Petrol Garage
• 2 Pub (1 currently closed due to recent fire)
• 2 Newsagents
• 1 Post Office
• 1 Pet Shop
• 1 Hairdressers
• 1 Chemist
• 5 Takeaways
• 4 Parks
• 1 Leisure Centre
• 1 Labour club
• 1 Bookmaker

3 Schools:

• Twydall Juniors
• Twydall Infants
• St. Johns (Catholic)

3 churches

• 1 Catholic
• 1 Church of England
• 1 Mormon

[edit] References

1. ^ Twydall Ward Census 2001
2. ^ Placenames of Kent Judith Glover 1976, 1982, 1992 Meresborough Books ISBN 978-0-905270-61-6.

[edit] External link

• Medway Council: Twydall Neighbourhhood Action Plan

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