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Swindon is a town in Wiltshire in the South West of England. ... Swindon stone has been found in Roman villas and settlements in the area.
Swindon (/ ˈ s w ɪ n d ən / ⓘ) is a town in Wiltshire, England.At the time of the 2021 Census the population of the built-up area was 183,638, making it the largest settlement in the county. [1]
Swindon Town Football Club was founded by Reverend William Pitt of Liddington in 1879. [1] The team turned professional in 1894 and joined the Southern League which was founded in the same year. [1] During this period Septimus Atterbury played for the club. The Swindon Town team for the 1909–10 season
Swindon Town Football Club was founded by Reverend William Pitt between 1879 and 1881, with the club officially using the former date.. Confusion over the original date arose in the mid-1990s and continues to arouse controversy, with the club accepting the earlier date and then reverting to the original during the late 21st century.
Formed by breakaway from another club [115] 1877 sometimes claimed, however club states "founded in 1887 on the back of a breakaway from local outfit St John's FC" 46 1887 [116] Barnsley: League One: Founded as "Barnsley St. Peter's" on 17 September 1887, [116] but subsequently dropped the "St. Peter's" in 1897. 47 1887 [117] Cheltenham Town ...
By 2009, Honda had invested almost £1.4 billion in the Swindon plants. [2] In 2008, they produced 230,423 cars. [1] In 2016, annual unit production was down to 134,146 units. [3] In early 2019, it was announced the entire manufacturing plant in Swindon would close. The plant closed on 30 July 2021, ending over 36 years of Honda production in ...
Arkell's Brewery was established in Swindon, England by John Arkell in 1843, and has been owned by members of the Arkell family since its establishment.It is Swindon's oldest company, built initially on the massive expansion of Swindon in the Victorian era with the arrival of the railways and the decision by Isambard Kingdom Brunel to site the Great Western Railway Works in Swindon in 1841.
In the period 1951–1981, Swindon's population grew by 70 percent, [3] "some 58 per cent higher than the national average over the same period". [1] In the 1980s, Swindon became the fastest growing town in Europe. [1] Murray John died in 1974 and is honoured in the name of the David Murray John Tower in the centre of Swindon.