Tewkesbury is a market town and civil parish in the north of Gloucestershire, England. The town grew following the construction of Tewkesbury Abbey in the twelfth century and played a significant role in the Wars of the Roses. It stands at the confluence of the River Severn and the River Avon, and thus became an important trading point, which continued as railways and, later, the M5 and M50 motorway connections were established.
The town gives its name to the Borough of Tewkesbury, a local government district of Gloucestershire. The town lies on the border with Worcestershire, marked largely by the Carrant Brook.
Tewkesbury Abbey and Mill Avon from Ham path
Tewkesbury War Memorial (The Cross), and High Street.
The Royal Hop Pole, mentioned in Charles Dickens' The Pickwick Papers
Tewkesbury Town Hall
Gloucestershire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by Herefordshire to the north-west, Worcestershire to the north, Warwickshire to the north-east, Oxfordshire to the east, Wiltshire to the south, Bristol and Somerset to the south-west, and the Welsh county of Monmouthshire to the west. The city of Gloucester is the largest settlement and the county town.
Image: Gloucester Cathedral geograph.org.uk 4144766 (cropped)
Image: Arlington Row Bibury
Image: The Second Severn Crossing panoramio (cropped)
A campus of the University of Gloucestershire
