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Twyford

Description in 1871:
"TWYFORD, a parish, with a village and a chapelry, in Melton-Mowbray district, Leicester; 6 miles SSW of Melton-Mowbray r. station. Post town, Melton-Mowbray-Acres, 2,420. Real property, £4,539 Pop., 543. Houses, 114. The property is much subdivided. The living is a vicarage, annexed to Hungerton. The church was restored in 1849. There are a Wesleyan chapel, a national school, and charities £34."
John Marius Wilson's "Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales," 1870-72

Note: There are 5 other places in England with the name Twyford. Be certain that this is the one you need to research.

Census

• The parish was in the Melton Mowbray sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
  
  
• The 1851 Census for Leicestershire has been indexed by the Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society. The whole index is available on microfiche. The society has also published it in print.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to Saint Andrew.
  
  
• The church dates from prior to the 16th century.
  
  
• The church was restored in 1840 and again in 1888.
  
  
• The church seats 160.
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1508.
  
  
• The church is in the rural deanery of Goscote (first portion).
  
  
• The Wesleyan Methodist chapel was built in 1845.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• Civil Registration began in July, 1837.
  
  
• The parish was in the Melton Mowbray sub-district of the Melton Mowbray Registration District.
  
  
• In 1935, the parish was transfered to the Melton and Belvoir Registration District.
  
  

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Description and Travel.

Twyford is a village, a township and a parish which lie about 12 miles northeast of Leicester city and 6 miles south of Melton Mobray. The parish covers just over 1,200 acres, most of which was pasture for sheep and cattle.

If you are planning a visit:

• By automobile, take the A606 motor road northwest out of Melton Mobray, heading for Nottingham.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is SK 7209.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has 2.5 inches to the mile scale.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Names, Geographical

• The parish derived its name from two fords over a small river which runs through the village.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish is in the ancient Framland Hundred in the eastern division of the county.
  
  
• In April, 1936, the parish of Twyford was abolished and reformed to create Twyford and Thorpe Civil Parish with 1,205 acres.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• As a result of the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act, the parish became a part of the Melton Mowbray Poorlaw Union.
  
  

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Population

Year	Inhabitants
1801	397
1871	373
1881	426
1901	312
1931	282

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Schools

• A Public Elementary School was built here in 1845 to hold up to 112 children.
  
  

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