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Twyford, Hampshire : ウィキペディア英語版 | Twyford, Hampshire ''For other places of the same name, see Twyford (disambiguation)''. Twyford is a village and civil parish in Hampshire, England, approximately three miles south of Winchester and near the M3 motorway and Twyford Down. In 2001, the population of the parish was 1,456. The village lies on the River Itchen, which passes through nearby watermeadows, and has been important economically for its residents. ==History== The name "Twyford" means "two fords" (Old English 'twifyrd'), which cross the River Itchen and was noted from as early as 963, being also mentioned in the 1086 ''Domesday Book'' as 'Tuiforde'. From medieval times, the river supported a very large number of water mills for grinding corn. In Thomas Moule's ''English Counties'' 1837 edition, Twyford is referred to as: "on the river Itchin (), 3 miles S. from the City of Winchester, contains 169 houses and 1048 inhabitants. The church, dedicated to the Virgin Mary, is a vicarage, value £12 12s. 8d., in the patronage of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. In the chancel is a mural monument, with a bust, by Joseph Nollekens, in memory of Dr. Jonathan Shipley, Bishop of St. Asaph, who died in the year 1788."
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