provides an easy route to London). The population of Twyford in the 2011 Census was 6,618. Of this, 20.84% were aged 0–15, while 19.96% were aged 65+, leaving a relatively small working age population compared to the rest of Wokingham Borough. There are 2,611 individual dwellings in the ward of Twyford, the majority of which are detached. In 2011, 72.31% of residents aged 16–74 were in employment, the majority of whom held Managerial, Professional or Technical positions. Only 0.5% were registered as actively seeking employment. The average life expectancy at birth is 80.1 years for males and 84.7 years for females. Twyford is also home to the global headquarters of the international construction and services company, Interserve, which employs 75,000 people worldwide. Twyford is also a place of great community spirit and has many annual events. Popular in recent years have been the annual Twyford Beer Festival, and Twyfest, which is a week long festival of different events from live music, school discos, quiz nights and talent shows. Government Twyford has its own parish council, and is also in the Borough of Wokingham, and the ceremonial county of Berkshire. Before this it was in Wokingham Rural District and the hundred of Charlton. Until 1895 Twyford was part of the parish of Hurst in the liberty of Broad Hinton. From the 13th century until 1844 Broad Hinton was a detached part of Wiltshire. Twinning Twyford was twinned with Cuincy in northern France in a ceremony over the weekend of 23–25 March 2018. Transport Situated in the Thames Valley, Twyford is 10 miles from the M4, M40 and M3 motorways and from the M25. The town of Reading is to the west, with Maidenhead to the east, Henley-on-Thames to the north, and Wokingham to the south. London is to the east. Twyford railway station is on the Great Western Main Line and the Elizabeth Line, the station is served by trains between and stations. There is also a branch line to . The Great Western Main Line has been electrified and Twyford has been served by a new fleet of electric trains since the start of 2018. These links make Twyford very popular with commuters. A direct rail link to Heathrow Airport is also being planned. Amenities Twyford has two recreation grounds, both owned and managed by the Parish Council. The King George V Playing Field, between London Road and Wargrave Road