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Tewkesbury
Tewkes·bur·y T0135100 (to͞oks′bĕr′ē, -bə-rē, -brē, tyo͞oks′-) A borough of west-central England on the Severn River north-northeast of Gloucester. Yorkist forces defeated the Lancastrians here (1471) in a major battle of the Wars of the Roses.Tewkesbury (ˈtjuːksbərɪ; -brɪ) n (Placename) a town in W England, in N Gloucestershire at the confluence of the Rivers Severn and Avon: scene of a decisive battle (1471) of the Wars of the Roses in which the Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians; 12th-century abbey. Pop: 9978 (2001)Tewkes•bur•y (ˈtuksˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri, ˈtyuks-)
n. a town in N Gloucestershire, in W England. 79,500. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | Tewkesbury - the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the Lancastriansbattle of TewkesburyEngland - a division of the United Kingdom |
Tewkesbury
Tewkesbury (tyo͞oks`bərē), town (1991 pop. 9,454), Gloucestershire, W central England, on the Avon River near its junction with the Severn. Once noted for mustard production, its main industries are boatbuilding, flour milling, and engineering. The site was occupied c.715 by a monastery, refounded in the 12th cent.; it became one of the richest and most widely renowned Benedictine abbeys in England. The church, completed in 1123, is an impressive ruin, with a noteworthy west front. At "Bloody Meadow," south of the town, Edward IV in 1471 defeated the Lancastrians in the Wars of the Roses.Tewkesbury a town in W England, in N Gloucestershire at the confluence of the Rivers Severn and Avon: scene of a decisive battle (1471) of the Wars of the Roses in which the Yorkists defeated the Lancastrians; 12th-century abbey. Pop.: 9978 (2001) Tewkesbury
Synonyms for Tewkesburynoun the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the LancastriansSynonymsRelated Words |