52°41′3.65″N 0°55′25.8″W / 52.6843472°N 0.923833°W Twyford is in the south of the parish of Twyford and Thorpe, and the name is derived from the two fords in the village. There are two churches in the village; St Andrew (Church of England), which is a Grade I listed building with some parts dated from the 12th century, and a Methodist church. The other main focal points of Twyford consist of The Saddle Inn public house, run by mother and daughter Amanda and Eli Lowe, Twyford Recreation Ground and Twyford Village Hall.