Swindon ( / ˈswɪndən / ( listen)) is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the 2021 Census the population of the town was 201,669, making it the largest settlement in the county. [1] Located in South West England, Swindon lies between Bristol, 35 miles (56 kilometres) to its west, and Reading, equidistant to its east.
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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 the Borough of Swindon in the county of Wiltshire, South West England. It is the largest settlement in Wiltshire. About 234,000 people live there. It is 81 miles west of London, 40 miles west of Reading, Berkshire, and 40 miles east of Bristol . References [ change | change source] ↑ "Swindon - 2011 Census".
- 233,400 (Borough, 2021 census)
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Swindon ) is a town in Wiltshire, England. As of the 2021 Census, the population of the Swindon urban area was 206,101, making it the largest settlement in the county.[1] Located in South West England, the town lies between Bristol, 35 miles to its west, and Reading, equidistant to its east.
Swindon is a large town in the Borough of Swindon in the county of Wiltshire, South West England. It is the largest settlement in Wiltshire. About 234,000 people live there. It is 81 miles west of London, 40 miles west of Reading, Berkshire, and 40 miles east of Bristol.
From Old English swīn (“ swine, pig ”) + denu (“ valley ”), similar to the name Swinden. The first element could instead be from the Old Norse personal name Sveinn , or its Old English equivalent swān .