Twyford
Major Settlement in the Parish of Twyford
Historical Forms
- Tuiford' 1170 P
- Thuiforde Hy2 Gaimar
- Twiford' 1224–5 Ass
- Twyvorde 1327 SR
- Twyfold 1332 ib
- Twyford 1332,1334 ib
- Twyforde 1377 ib
- Twhiford 1430 Fine
Etymology
'Double ford', v. twī-, ford , a common name, for some other examples of which v. DEPN. The road from Reading has to cross two branches of the R. Loddon here.