Description
Twigworth, a township and an ecclesiastical parish in Gloucestershire. The township lies 2 1/2 miles N of Gloucester. It has a post office under Gloucester; money order and telegraph office, Gloucester. Acreage, 493; population, 209. The ecclesiastical parish was constituted in 1844, and includes Longford, which is a suburb of Gloucester. Population, 525. The living is a vicarage in the diocese of Gloucester and Bristol; net value, £310 with residence. Patron, the Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol. The church is modern, contains a beautiful chancel screen, some stained glass windows, and has a lofty spire. It was restored in 1891.
Transcribed from The Comprehensive Gazetteer of England and Wales, 1894-5
