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About Oswaldtwistle

pronounced 'Oswald-twistle'

Oswaldtwistle is said to be named after King Oswald, a Christian king of Mercia who was martyred by the Danes near Oswestry.The name is derived from 'Oswald' and 'Twistle'. The word 'twistle' is an old English word meaning 'brooks meet'. Legend has it that St.Oswald, King of Northumbria passed through, giving the area its full title of Oswald's Twistle, which in time came to be Oswaldtwistle. However, it is more likely derived from the name of the Anglo-Saxon who farmed the land.

Oswaldtwistle is twinned with the Swedish town of Falkenberg

Location:

Near Accrington in Lancashire

Decimal degrees (WGS84)
Lattitude 53.733, Longitude -2.40

The Earth rotates at 614 MPH at this location

Geographical coordinates (WGS84)
+53 43' 58.8", -2 23' 60.00"

Population: 12,500