Tewkesbury

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Tewkesbury - a medieval market town in Gloucestershire, UK

Tewkesbury is a small, medieval market town in deepest Gloucestershire, England. It's a great place to live and full of history and character.

It's also where I live and run my website design business: Sponge Project.

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Where is Tewkesbury?

Geographically, Tewkesbury is set between the edge of the Cotswolds and the Malvern Hills and on a gravel terrace where the rivers Avon and Severn meet. You can see a map on Google, if you like.

It's about half way between Bristol and Birmingham and about 100 miles from London as the crow flies, it's twinned with the town of Miesbach, Bavaria. Here's a flickr place and group if you need some more photos.

Summer 2007 floods

The disaster that put Tewkesbury on the map

A freak once in a hundred years event caused much of Tewkesbury and the surrounding areas to flood. You can read more on my blog.

A (potted) history of Tewkesbury

It was founded by a Saxon called Theoc in the seventh century, hence the town's name being a derivative of his name and bury, a common Saxon word for fortified place. Apparently he set-up a hermitage here and the presence of religious sites can be traced back to that point.

A huge battle occurred in 1471 during the War of the Roses which resulted in the death of the young prince Edward of Lancaster. Hence why that field is now called "Bloody Meadow" and the site of an annual medieval festival (apparently the biggest re-enactment and fair in Europe).

In 1964 the Council of British Archaeology listed it amongst 57 towns so splendid and so precious that the ultimate responsibility for them should be of national concern. Apparently there's well over 350 buildings that are listed as being of special architectural of historical interest.

History links
- Tewkesbury.net
- Genealogy pages for Tewkesbury
- Tewkesbury Borough council
- BBC Gloucestershire
- BBC news for Gloucestershire

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Books on Tewkesbury

Various random titles for life in and around Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury Road

Amazon Price: $0.89 (as of 07/11/2009)

Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory (Praeger Illustrated Military History)

by: Christopher Gravette

Amazon Price: $35.00 (as of 07/11/2009)

1877 Tewkesbury Abbey Bishop Sargent Belcher Caldwell

Amazon Price: $27.75 (as of 07/11/2009)

Northern Exposure - The Complete Fourth Season

Amazon Price: $23.99 (as of 07/11/2009)

Cotswold Christmas

Amazon Price: $29.49 (as of 07/11/2009)

Famous people and Tewkesbury

In addition to yours truly, here's some other famous people to grace Tewkesbury:
- Anna Ford, the BBC newsreader, was born in Tewkesbury
- The comic genius Eric Morecambe, collapsed on stage at the Roses Theatre sadly marking his final curtain call
- Sir Raymond Edward Priestly was an all-round top chap: explorer, soldier, scientists and teacher

DVDs and other stuff for the famous people

The Very Best of Morecambe & Wise [Non-US Format, PAL, Region 2, Import]

Amazon Price: (as of 07/11/2009)

Intersting facts about Tewkesbury

Here are some interesting facts about Tewkesbury:

- Tewkesbury Abbey boasts the largest surviving Norman tower in the world. With the exception of Westminster Abbey it contains more tombs than any other church in Britain. Check out the 360 degree view of the tower.
- The town has circa 20,000 residents (if you include Ashchurch and the surrounding areas), but the Borough of Tewkesbury has about 80,000 people and covers 415 km2.