Fairford
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Fairford is a market town in Gloucestershire, England. The town lies in the Cotswold hills on the River Coln, 6 miles (9.7 km) east of Cirencester, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Lechlade and 9 miles (14 km) north of Swindon. Nearby are RAF Fairford and the Cotswold Water Park.
River Coln, Fairford
Plaque commemorating the Polish camp on Leafield Road
Parish church of St. Mary (consecrated 1497)
The tomb, in St. Mary's Church, of John Tame and his wife Alice Twynyho.
John Twynyho
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John Twynyho of Cirencester, Bristol and Lechlade, all in Gloucestershire, was a lawyer and wealthy wool merchant who served as Recorder of Bristol, as a Member of Parliament for Bristol in Gloucestershire in 1472-5 and in 1484 and for the prestigious county seat Gloucestershire in 1476. In 1478 he was Attorney General to Lord Edward (the future King Edward V, eldest son and heir of King Edward IV.
Monumental brass of Alice Twynyho (d.1471) and her husband John Tame (d.1500), "Founder's Tomb", Fairford Church, Gloucestershire. The arms of Twynyho are shown above Alice's figure