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Swindon (other)
Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, United Kingdom. Swindon may also refer to: ;Swindon, Wiltshire: * Borough of Swindon, unitary authority covering the Swindon area * Swindon (UK Parliament constituency) * Swindon railway station, a major railway junction * Swindon Town F.C., the town's football team * Swindon Works, the former railway locomotive works. ;elsewhere * Swindon Village, Gloucestershire, England * Swindon, Staffordshire, England * Swindon, Ontario, Canada, now known as Perry See also *Swinden, a village in North Yorkshire, England *Swinton (other) {{Disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swindon
Swindon () is a town and unitary authority with Borough status in the United Kingdom, borough status in Wiltshire, England. As of the 2021 Census, the population of Swindon was 201,669, making it the largest town in the county. The Swindon unitary authority area had a population of 233,410 as of 2021. Located in South West England, the town lies between Bristol, 35 miles (56 kilometres) to its west, and Reading, Berkshire, Reading, equidistant to its east. Recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as ''Suindune'', it was a small market town until the mid-19th century, when it was selected as the principal site for the Great Western Railway's repair and maintenance Swindon Works, works, leading to a marked increase in its population. The new town constructed for the railway workers produced forward-looking amenities such as the UK’s first lending library and a ‘cradle-to-grave' health care centre that was later used as a blueprint for the National Health Service, NHS. After the W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
