Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury is a historic town in Gloucestershire, England. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and also the minor tributary the Swilgate. It gives its name to the district of Tewkesbury. The name Tewkesbury comes from the name of a Saxon who founded a hermitage there in the seventh century, Theot, and in the Saxon tongue was called Theocsbury.

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The town features many notable Tudor buildings, and was the site of the Battle of Tewkesbury in 1471, at ?Bloody Meadow,? south of the town, Edward IV's forces defeated the Lancastrians in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses. Tewkesbury was flattened in the Norman Conquest having tried to defend itself against the invaders, however, the Normans gave supplies to construct the Abbey. It is also true that Tewkesbury was significant during the Civil war between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists, due to it's proximity to Royalist Worcester and Parliaments Gloucester, Tewkesbury was devastated during this time having all it's supplies repeatedly requisitioned.

Gloucestershire: Gloucestershire (pronounced ; GLOSS-ter-sher) is a county in southwest England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....

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River Severn: The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren) is the longest British river, at 354 kilometres (219 miles) long; it rises at an altitude of 610 metres on Plynlimon near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales, and it passes through a number of English counties, with the county towns of Shrewsbury, W...