Twerton

Other current and historical names

Twertone
Twertona
Twiverton
Locksbrook

Built-Up Area: Bath
Parish/Community: Bath and North East Somerset, unparished area
Unitary Authority: Bath and North East Somerset
Region: South West

Category: Populated Place
Type: Suburban Area

Latitude/Longitude: 51°22'52"N 2°23'57"W
Eastings/Northings: 372304, 164765
OS Grid: ST723647
Mapcode Local: GBR JZ.SC4K
Mapcode Global: VH96L.CJFZ

Location and coordinates are for the approximate centre of Twerton within this administrative area. Geographic features and populated places may cross administrative borders.

Twerton in historic gazetteers

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Twerton, par. and vil. with ry. sta., Somerset, on river Avon - par. (partly in parl. bor. of Bath), 971 ac., pop. 4833; vil., 2 miles W. of Bath; P.O., T.O.

Gazetteer of the British Isles (Edinburgh: Bartholomew, 1887). John Bartholomew

Twiverton, Somerset. See TWERTON.

Twerton in the Domesday Book

A village in Wellow hundred, in the county of Somerset.

Two manors recorded in Domesday.

1st Manor
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Thanes, three
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Nigel of Gournay (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 7 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £10 in 1070; £10 in 1086
- Households: 7 villagers; 13 smallholders; 6 slaves
- Plough Teams: 3 lord's ploughs; 6 men's ploughs (10 plough lands)
- Meadow: 15 acres
- Mills: 2, value £1 10/-
- Animals in 1086: 11 cattle; 17 pigs; 2 cobs
2nd Manor
- Overlord in 1066: Queen Edith
- Lord of the Manor in 1066: Alfred the steward
- Tenant in Chief in 1086: Bishop of Coutances
- Lord of the Manor in 1086: Geoffrey Malregard (subinfeudated)
- Taxable Value: 2 ¹⁄₂ geld
- Value to Lord of the Manor: £3 in 1070; £3 in 1086
- Households: 4 smallholders; 2 slaves
- Plough Teams: 2 ¹⁄₂ lord's ploughs (2 ¹⁄₂ plough lands)
- Meadow: 7 acres
- Woodland: 3 acres
- Mills: 2, value £1 10/-
- Animals in 1086: 6 cattle; 18 pigs; 2 cobs

British Place Names

Twerton, Bath and North East Somerset

Twerton is a suburban area in Bath, Bath and North East Somerset

Twerton in historic gazetteers

Twerton in the Domesday Book