Twyford Parish Walks
About
Twyford
Twyford is a small village located 7 miles south of Melton Mowbray along the B6047.
It is one of several bearing this name, and was recorded in the Domesday Book as “Tuivorde” because
it had two fords over the brook that runs through the village
The outstanding feature is St. Andrew’s Church, built by masons who worked on the
Castle Hall at Oakham.
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About the Walks
- There
are 2 walks in the Twyford area: 4 miles and 2 miles
- Both walks start from the
Near the church, Church Lane, Twyford.
- All of the paths are waymarked.
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of
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The
Routes
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Walk 1 Approx. 7km (4miles), allow 2 hours, undulating
countryside and alongside Gaddesby Brook.
Take Thorpe Satchville Road (busy road – walk with care),
to cross the line of the former Great Northern and London North-Western Joint Railway, now disused.
Turn left onto a footpath crossing the fields for Thorpe Satchville. Notice the ridge and
furrow as you walk towards the corner of St. Michael’s Churchyard.
The
Church is mainly of ironstone with a Swithland Slate roof. The village itself has been a well-known
centre for hunting for several generations with a noted fox-cover situated to the north of Thorpe Trussels.
A.
Turn left and cross the field to meet the disused railway again. Go under the arch and follow
the waymarked route. Aim for the pylon in the distance. After passing the pylon, head for
the telegraph pole with its waymarked post. Continue straight on until you reach the road at Ashby
Folville. Turn left into the village.
Ashby Folville is a small
community with a population of about 130. Surrounded by trees, it is a very attractive village.
B.
At the T-junction turn left into Folville Street, and continue through the village. As you
leave the village take the footpath on the right. Follow the yellow waymarkers through the fields
parallel with Gaddesby Brook to Twyford. Once at the road, walk to the T-junction and go straight
across to the footpath and return to the start point
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Walk 2 4km (2 miles), allow 1 hour
Take the signposted footpath out of Lowesby Lane opposite Church Lane and follow
the waymarked route that slowly rises across undulating pasture as you go towards Lowesby. You
will see on your left the 14 arched viaduct built in 1879, now disused.
1.
At the Melton Road turn left. This is a busy road and care should be taken.
Lowesby
village was depopulated by 1487 and enclosed for cattle and sheep pasture. Some outlines of the
village can still be seen as humps and hollows in the field on your right. Only church and Hall
remain but these cannot be seen from this road. There was a thriving pottery
here in the 1840’s and 50’s, which also included brick and tile manufacture. Many fine enamelled
and painted vases were made of the “Lowesby Terra Cotta”
2. Turn
left at the corner of Marefield Lane onto the bridleway and continue the walk across large fields where
hedge boundaries have been removed. The route now turns left onto a footpath leaving a bridleway
to continue towards farm building. There are good views of the viaduct from here.
3.
Cross another large field passing farm buildings to reach a track. After a few yards leave
the track, go over a stile on your left for Burrough Road into Twyford to complete the circular walk.
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