Twycross
Twycross is a small village and civil parish in the Hinckley and Bosworth district, in Leicestershire, England, on the A444 road. Situated in the far west of the county and close to the North Warwickshire border, the population of the civil parish at the 2011 census was 850.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 812 residents
- Description: village in Hinckley and Bosworth, Leicestershire, England, UK
- Also known as: “Twycross, Leicestershire”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Church of St James and Twycross Zoo.
Twycross Zoo
Zoo
Photo: Julielangford, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Twycross Zoo is a medium to large zoo near Norton Juxta Twycross, Leicestershire. The zoo has the largest collection of monkeys and apes in the Western World, and in 2006 re-launched itself as "Twycross Zoo – The World Primate Centre".
Church of St Mary the Virgin
Church
Photo: Andy and Hilary, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated 2 miles east of Twycross.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Norton Juxta Twycross and Bilstone.
Norton Juxta Twycross
Village
Norton Juxta Twycross, usually known as simply "Norton", is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twycross, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England.
Bilstone
Village
Photo: Mat Fascione, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bilstone is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Shackerstone, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. Bilstone is situated 1½ miles east of Twycross.
Orton on the Hill
Village
Photo: David Rogers, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Orton on the Hill is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Twycross, in the Hinckley and Bosworth district of Leicestershire, England. Orton adjoins Morebarne, Sheepy and Newhouse Grange on the south, Appleby and Austrey to the east. Orton on the Hill is situated 2 miles west of Twycross.
Twycross
- Categories: civil parish and locality
- Location: Twycross, Hinckley and Bosworth District, Leicestershire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.64184° or 52° 38′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.50547° or 1° 30′ 20″ westPopulation
812Elevation
423 feet (129 metres)Open location code
9C4WJFRV+PROpenStreetMap ID
node 27042349OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2635296Wikidata ID
Q2337085
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Welsh—“Twycross” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Twycross”
- Chinese: “特怀克洛斯镇”
- Chinese: “特懷克洛斯鎮”
- Dutch: “Twycross”
- French: “Twycross”
- Hebrew: “טוויקרוס”
- Irish: “Twycross”
- Italian: “Twycross”
- Japanese: “トゥイクロス”
- Ladin: “Twycross”
- Persian: “توایکراس”
- Polish: “Twycross”
- Spanish: “Twycross”
- Swedish: “Twycross”
- Turkish: “Twycross”
- Welsh: “Twycross”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Twycross Village Hall and Orton Wood.
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