Tiverton (Devon)
Coordinates: 50 ° 54 ′ N , 3 ° 29 ′ W
Tiverton ( Twy-Ford-Town , Zwei-Furten-Stadt) is a town belonging to the English county of Devon . It has a population of about 18,000 and is the administrative seat of the Mid Devon district .
The name of the city comes from the two fords on the Exe and Lowman rivers , where the first people settled in Celtic and later Roman times.
location
Tiverton is about 25 kilometers north of the city of Exeter .
history
Tiverton was first mentioned in a document in 899 .
Town twinning
Tiverton's twin cities are Hofheim am Taunus ( Germany ) and Chinon ( France ).
education
The following schools are part of Tiverton:
- Blundell's School, an independent, mixed gender day and boarding school
- Bolham Primary School
- The Castle Primary School
- East Anstey County Primary School, a mixed age elementary school
- Heathcoat Primary School
- Petroc College, a continuing education institute
- Rackenford Primary School, an Anglican elementary school
- St John's Roman Catholic Primary School, a Roman Catholic primary school
- Tidcombe Primary School, an inclusive elementary school
- Tiverton High School, the community secondary school - Fine Arts Department
- Two Moors Primary School, an inclusive elementary school
- Wilcombe Primary School, part of the Primary Academies Trust organization along with twelve other elementary schools
- Witheridge VP (C) School
sons and daughters of the town
- Ben Rice (born 1972), writer
- Adam Stansfield (1978-2010), football player
Web links
Commons : Tiverton, Devon - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Tiverton Town Council official website
- Tiverton Museum (Engl.)
- Tiverton Castle (English).
- Site of the boarding Blundell's School (Engl.)
Individual evidence
- ^ Blundell's School website . English website of the independent, mixed gender day and boarding school. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ↑ Tiverton - Bolham Primary School ( Memento of the original from July 15, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . English website of Bolham Primary School. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Castle Primary School . Castle Primary School website in English. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ^ East Anstey Primary School . East Anstey County Primary School's English website with mixed-age classes. Retrieved July 15, 2015.
- ^ Heathcoat Primary School . Heathcoat Primary School website in English. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ^ Petroc College . English website of the Petroc College training institute. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ↑ Rackenford Primary School . English website of the Christian (Church of England) motivated Rackenford Primary School. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ^ St. John's Roman Catholic Primary School . English website of the Roman Catholic Motivated Saint John's Primary School. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ↑ Tidcombe Primary School . English website of the inclusive Tidcombe Primary School. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ^ Tiverton High School . Tiverton High School website in English. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ↑ Two Moors Primary School .Englische website of the Two Moors Primary School. Retrieved July 15, 2015
- ↑ Wilcombe Primary School . English website of the Wilcombe Primary School. Retrieved July 15, 2015
