Tewkes·bur·y (t ks b r  , -b -r, -br, tyks-) A municipal borough of west-central England on the Severn River north-northeast of Gloucester. Edward IV's Yorkist forces defeated the Lancastrians here (1471) in the final battle of the Wars of the Roses. Population: 9,554. |
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.: 9488 (1991)
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| Noun | 1. |  Tewkesbury - the final battle of the War of the Roses in 1471 in which Edward IV defeated the LancastriansEngland - a division of the United Kingdom |
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