Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
Location within Gloucestershire
Population	19,778 (2011)[1]
OS grid reference	SO8932
• London	94 miles (151 km) ESE
Civil parish	Tewkesbury
District	Tewkesbury
Shire county	Gloucestershire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tewkesbury
Postcode district	GL20
Dialling code	01684
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tewkesbury
List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°59′10″N 2°08′10″W / 51.986°N 2.136°W / 51.986; -2.136

Tewkesbury is a town and civil parish in northern Gloucestershire, near the border with Worcestershire.

The battle of Tewkesbury was fought On 4th May 1471 and was one of the decisive battles of the Wars of the Roses.

The River Severn and Avon flow by Tewkesbury.

Transport

The M5 and M50 motorways and A38 and A46 trunk roads serve Tewkesbury. There are frequent bus rides to the area.

Tewkesbury is served by Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station.^[2] It was the last mainline station in Gloucestershire to be reopened after British Rail was fragmented into Railtrack.

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