TEWKSBURY

Tewksbury Township is a township located in Hunterdon County, NJ and is located within the New York Metropolitan Area. Tewksbury was divided from Lebanon Township, and by Royal patent, became a township on March 11, 1755. The name, Tewksbury, is believed to have originated from a connection with Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, England and the two townships established a sister city relationship in 2003. Small villages within Tewksbury Township include Oldwick, Mountainville, Cokesbury, and Pottersville, each having an historic district listed on the National Register. Many of the old homes and stores along Oldwick's Main Street date back over two centuries.
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 		1798
5,541
31.6 Sq. Mi.
Hunterdon
www.tewksburynj.com
hunterdon.nj/tewksbry
http://www.co.hunterdon.nj.us
School Report Cards
Tewksbury Township
  North Hunterdon-Vorhees RHS (9-12)
  Old Turnpike School (Pre-K,5-8)
  Tewksbury Elementary (K-4)
Demographics
Tewksbury 07830

Tewksbury offers a convenient location for commuters. Exit 24 of Interstate 78 leads into Tewksbury Township. Train stations in Whitehouse Station or Raritan provide connecting service to Midtown Manhattan, Newark and Hoboken, while New Jersey Transit bus lines from Whitehouse Station bring passengers to Midtown Manhattan's Port Authority.