Twerton
Electoral ward in Bath, United Kingdom / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Twerton is a suburb of the city of Bath, in the Bath and North East Somerset district, in the ceremonial county of Somerset, England, situated to the west of the city, and home to the city's football club, Bath City.
Twerton | |
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A view of the closed Twerton-on-Avon railway station. | |
Location within Somerset | |
Population | 5,905 (2011.ward)[1] |
OS grid reference | ST723642 |
Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BATH |
Postcode district | BA2 |
Dialling code | 01225 |
Police | Avon and Somerset |
Fire | Avon |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
51.381°N 2.398°W / 51.381; -2.398 |
Twerton is served by several bus routes. The service 5 is operated by First West of England, linking Twerton to Bath's centre. For a time, there was a duplicate Wessex Connect service, operating under the name Royal Bath. This was discontinued in the summer of 2013.[2] Other bus routes that operate in Twerton include service 12, operated by Faresaver,[3] service, 20 operated by The Big Lemon,[4] and service 22, currently operated by Abus, however the service is due to transfer back to First West of England on the 7th April 2024.[5]
Twerton high street[6] houses two pubs (the Old Crown and the Full Moon), a minimarket, McColl's convenience store (containing a Post Office counter (Now a Morrisons Daily[7]) formerly Blockbuster, a bakery, a Boots Pharmacy, two learning centres, a volunteering organisation and two hairdressing salons.
The Whiteway housing estate is located in the south of the Twerton electoral ward. There is also a community centre at the Quebec Social Centre and a community garden at Hanna Close. There is also a day centre for adults with learning disabilities, Carrswood Day Service, on Cleeve Green, with day support access for service users across Bath and North East Somerset.