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The history of Twickenham is surrounded by sport, Saxons and suburban growth. Twickenham may have only been a small hamlet for a few thousand years, but over the years, it has developed into the home of Rugby Union and home to some of the most important industries in England.
Like many places in England, the way Twickenham got its name isn’t really known. However, Historians have broken down the name and given some interesting possibilities as to how it came to be. There are two Saxon words within the name, ‘hamm’ and ‘wic’. This suggests that during the Saxon period, there were two settlements in the area.
In Saxon, ‘hamm’ means a bend in a river, river meadow or dry ground in a marsh. This suggests that one of the settlements was likely in or close to marshland somewhere in the area. The best guess is between the River Thames, and Crane, parts of this area were marshy at the time, so chances are, one of the settlements may have been located here. The ‘wic’ settlements location is sadly lost to history.
No one is too sure when the two words combined to create the name ‘Twickenham’ sadly. But it is likely due to expansion in the area and the two settlements merging together, a very common story in Twickenham. Throughout the years, more roads were built throughout the area, merging more and more settlements together. And finally, the railway created a need for massive expansion and more housing developments to be built, and that is how the Twickenham we know was formed.
To see how different life in Twickenham was only a few hundred years ago, you only need to look at the jobs of people at the time. In the 1870s, most people would have worked in the Twickenham area as travel wasn’t as easy back then. And you can clearly see how different life in Twickenham was by the varied jobs of the local people.
In an 1871 Census, Women mainly had domestic jobs like cooks, maids, laundresses and parlours maids. Around 80% of the women in Twickenham had domestic jobs. 10% of the women in Twickenham were dressmakers, and 5% were shop workers. The rest were teachers and nurses.
For the men in Twickenham in 1871, the jobs were mainly in manufacturing, agriculture and building, as well as general labour and transport. While the work was hard, there is plenty of evidence to suggest that the people of Twickenham enjoyed plenty of leisure activities too. The people spent a lot of time at the river, and in 1860, the Twickenham rowing club was formed.
We couldn’t talk about Twickenham without mentioning the Rugby. Hundreds of thousands of Rugby fans make their way to the iconic Twickenham stadium each year. Twickenham has hosted the Rugby world cup three times and is the home to the Harlequins. Twickenham is also widely regarded as the spiritual home of the Six Nations, where England, Wales, Scotland, France, Italy and Ireland have competed since 2000 to see which nation will come out on top.
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