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2 days ago · Between 1881 and 1891 the population of New Swindon increased by 9,617 to 27,295. The increase was, however, largely due to transfers to the parish of parts of neighbouring parishes. In 1884 Coate, a detached part of Liddington, was added, and in 1890 Even Swindon and Gorse Hill.
5 days ago · Swindon, town and unitary authority in the northeastern part of the geographic and historic county of Wiltshire, southern England. Mostly in a fertile clay valley, the unitary authority is bounded to the north by the upper reaches of the River Thames and to the south by the steep chalk escarpment.
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May 22, 2024 · The development of Swindon, in both the old town and the railway settlement, had outstripped the supply of stone from home sources. In the early years of the century an estimated 300 to 400 hands were employed in the quarries, (fn. 87) and they formed a distinctive element in the town's population, 'standing about on Saturdays in scores' in ...
May 24, 2024 · From a town of 54,000 inhabitants in 1921, Swindon grew to one of about 61,000 in 1939 and there was a further considerable rise in population during the Second World War. (fn. 96) Immediately the war was over the council recognised the need to plan for the town's future expansion and development.
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May 20, 2024 · 9. The Swindon Old Town Station served passengers and freight from north to south. It also carried out another useful function. Answer: Release of homing pigeons. The station was a major centre for releasing homing pigeons from the Midlands and as far north as Manchester. 10.
5 days ago · History of England. Anglo-Saxon England or Early Medieval England, existing from the 5th to the 11th centuries from soon after the end of Roman Britain until the Norman Conquest in 1066, consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927, when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan (r. 927–939).
May 16, 2024 · Charlie Austin has given his first interview since leaving Swindon Town - and the former skipper had a lot to say about the club's problems. The prolific striker, who netted more than 50 times ...
