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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. Located in South West England, Swindon lies on the M4 corridor, 71 miles (114km) to the west of London and 36 miles (57 km) to the east of Bristol.
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Swindon is a town in Wiltshire in the South West of England. People have lived in the town since the Bronze Age and the town's location, being approximately halfway between Bristol and London, made it an ideal location for the Locomotive Factories of the Great Western Railway in the 19th century.
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Swindon is a large town in northern Wiltshire, midway between Bristol, 40 miles west and Reading, 40 miles east. It is a modern, developed town, often assumed to be a New Town but not technically so: it was developed after the War as an "Expanded Town" under the Town Development Act 1952.
Feb 15, 2024 · 15 February 2024. Comments 2. Swindon is one of the most important historic railway towns in England. In the middle of the 19th century, the Great Western Railway transformed Swindon from a small, hilltop market town into an industrial giant with one of the largest railway engineering complexes in the world.
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Local government. From the 16th century to the 17th, Swindon was governed by a vestry – men who were elected from qualifying residents of means. They were mostly responsible for the work of the parish officers, financial matters affecting the church and the poor relief . In 1849, Old Swindon petitioned unsuccessfully to be given a Local Board ...
