Twyford, Norfolk

{{Short description|Hamlet in Norfolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox UK place

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|52.78042|0.98770|display=inline,title}}

| os_grid_reference = TG 016 245

| official_name = Twyford

| population = 26

| population_ref = (2001 census)

| area_total_km2 = 2.13

| shire_district = Breckland

| shire_county = Norfolk

| region = East of England

| civil_parish = Twyford

| postcode_district = NR20

| postcode_area = NR

| post_town = DEREHAM

| dial_code = 01362

| london_distance =

| constituency_westminster = Mid Norfolk

|static_image = St Nicholas, Twyford, Norfolk - geograph.org.uk - 321092.jpg

|static_image_width = 240px

|static_image_caption= St Nicholas's Church, Twyford

}}

Twyford is a hamlet and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated on the A1067 road, some {{convert|12|km|abbr=on}} south-east of the town of Fakenham and {{convert|28|km|abbr=on}} north-west of the city of Norwich.Ordnance Survey (1999). OS Explorer Map 238 - East Dereham & Aylsham. {{ISBN|0-319-21869-4}}.

The civil parish has an area of {{convert|2.13|km2|abbr=on}} and in the 2001 census had a population of 26 in 14 households. At the 2011 Census the population remained less than 100 and was included in the civil parish of Guist. For the purposes of local government, the parish falls within the Upper Wensum Ward of Breckland District Council and the Elmham and Mattishall Division of Norfolk County Council.

The name Twyford derives from the Anglo Saxon and means 'double ford'. There are several other places called Twyford.

Twyford Hall is a Grade II listed 17th-century country house, situated on the A1067 to the north of the hamlet.{{cite web |title=Property for sale in Twyford, Dereham NR20 |url=https://www.primelocation.com/for-sale/details/50102020#dkb7seZq386OWIw2.99 |website=Primelocation}}

St Nicholas's Church dates from Saxon times with a tower and porch from 1732 and later remodelling. The church is run as part of the heart of Norfolk group of rural parishes, with clergy based in North Elmham.{{cite web |title=About St Nicholas, Twyford |url=https://www.heartofnorfolkchurches.org.uk/our-churches/twyford/ |website=Heart of Norfolk churches}}