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Swindon or Swindon Village is both a village and a suburb in the spa town of Cheltenham, in the Cheltenham district, in the county of Gloucestershire, England. It is located northwest of Arle . The Swindon parish had a population of 1,778 according to the 2011 census.
Swindon 7,996 7,886 Town 18 Wroughton: Swindon 6,279 6,474 Village 19 Malmesbury: Wiltshire 5,280 6,318 Town 20 Hilperton [4] Wiltshire 4,284 4,967 Village 21 Lyneham [5] Wiltshire 5,319 4,945 Village 22 Ludgershall [6] Wiltshire 3,775 4,427 Town 23 Purton [7] Wiltshire 3,934 4,228 Village 24 Cricklade [8] Wiltshire 4,132 4,227 Town 25 Bulford ...
As the town of Swindon at that time was over a mile away on top of the hill, a modest Railway Village of 300 homes was proposed in 1841. Building began using stone from Swindon's quarries and also from stone excavated during the boring of Box Tunnel , 243 houses were completed by 1853 with the towns population being estimated at over 2,500.
The Anglo-Saxon settlement of Swindon sat in a defensible position atop a limestone hill. It is referred to in the 1086 Domesday Book as Suindune, [2] believed to be derived from the Old English words "swine" and "dun" meaning "pig hill" or possibly Sweyn's hill, Sweyn being a Scandinavian name akin to Sven and English swain, meaning a young man.
The greater part of its area lies south of the A420, another primary route between Swindon and Oxford; the part to the north of the A420 includes an expansion of South Marston village, and a new area to be known as Rowborough. [2] It is the largest strategic allocation within the adopted Swindon Borough Local Plan 2026. [2]
Abbeymead, Abenhall, Ablington, Acton Turville, Adlestrop, Alderley, Alderton, Alderton Fields, Aldsworth, Alkerton, Alkington, Allaston, Alstone (Cheltenham ...
Low-di-low Lane is a No Through Road, which runs through the heart of the Village and marks the boundary between the parishes of Uckington and Elmstone-Hardwicke. Dog Bark Lane is a Restricted Byway which connects Elmstone-Hardwicke and its neighbour Swindon Village, and is regularly used by walkers, cyclists and horse-riders.
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