What is Tewkesbury?
{{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name= Tewkesbury |coordinates = {{coord|51.986|-2.136|display=inline,title}} | population = 19,778 | population_ref = ''(2011)''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/uk-england-southwestengland.php?cityid=E34004442|title=Tewkesbury (Gloucestershire, South West England, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map, Location, Weather and Web Information|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> |civil_parish= Tewkesbury |shire_district= [[Tewkesbury Borough|Tewkesbury]] |shire_county= [[Gloucestershire]] |region= South West England |constituency_westminster= [[Tewkesbury (UK Parliament constituency)|Tewkesbury]] |post_town= Tewkesbury |postcode_district = GL20 |postcode_area= GL |dial_code= 01684 |os_grid_reference= SO8932 |london_distance={{convert|94|mi|km|0}} [[Boxing the compass|ESE]] }} '''Tewkesbury''' is a town and civil parish in northern [[Gloucestershire]], near the border with [[Worcestershire]]. The battle of Tewkesbury was fought On 4th May 1471 and was one of the decisive battles of the [[Wars of the Roses]]. The [[River Severn]] and [[River Avon, Warwickshire|Avon]] flow by Tewkesbury. == Transport == The [[M5 motorway|M5]] and [[M50 motorway (Great Britain)|M50]] motorways and A38 and A46 trunk roads serve Tewkesbury. There are frequent bus rides to the area. Tewkesbury is served by [[Ashchurch for Tewkesbury railway station]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Ashchurch and Tewkesbury District Rail Promotion Group|url=http://ashchurchandtewkesburyrail.webs.com/index.htm|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-date=11 August 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811220452/http://ashchurchandtewkesburyrail.webs.com/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was the last mainline station in Gloucestershire to be reopened after [[British Rail]] was fragmented into [[Railtrack]]. == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Civil parishes in Gloucestershire]] [[Category:Towns in Gloucestershire]] {{multistub|geo|UK}} {{authority control}}