Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury
	Tewkesbury
	Location within Gloucestershire
Population	19,778 (2011)
OS grid reference	SO8932
• London	94 miles (151 km) ESE
Civil parish	Tewkesbury;
District	Tewkesbury;
Shire county	Gloucestershire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Tewkesbury
Postcode district	GL20
Dialling code	01684
Police	Gloucestershire
Fire	Gloucestershire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Tewkesbury;
	List of places UK England Gloucestershire 51°59′10″N 2°08′10″W / 51.986°N 2.136°W

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 Avon flow by Tewkesbury.