List of places in Swindon

This is a list of areas, tourist attractions and other places of interest in the English town of Swindon.

Areas

Home to the Broome Manor Golf Course and various businesses including the world headquarters of Burmah Castrol as well as the UK headquarters of the Nationwide Building Society and Intel.
  • Cheney Manor
Built around 1952.
Home to 3,781 residents (2001 census).[1] Covingham Park estate was built in 1964.
Taking its name from the nearby Dorkerne (now Dorcan) brook,[2] Dorcan lies between Eldene, Liden, Covingham and the A419 bypass. Parts of these surrounding areas are also sometimes referred to as being in Dorcan (such as Eldene Shopping Centre which uses Dorcan in its address). It is the site of the Dorcan Industrial Estate which includes the UK Headquarters of Tyco Electronics and RWE npower.
The Dorcan Academy (formerly Dorcan Comprehensive School) is also in this area, providing the locality with sports facilities. Notable as the school attended by Melinda Messenger, and actor Mark Lawrence (from the series Band of Brothers).
  • Eastleaze
  • Eastmead
  • East Wichel – part of the Wichelstowe development
  • Eldene
Built in the 1970s on the site of Snodshill Farm, the site of Texaco offices
Part of West Swindon, the estate was built during the period 1980-84.
Including offices of RWE and Cable & Wireless at Windmill Hill.
  • Gorse Hill
  • Grange Park
  • Greenbridge
Mainly large areas of business, including the world headquarters of WH Smith and the former site of the EMI UK CD pressing plant
Includes three large tower blocks
  • Marshgate
  • Moredon
  • Middleleaze
  • New Town (a.k.a. Swindon Town Centre)
  • Nine Elms
  • North Star
Including the Oasis leisure centre and Swindon College
A fountain in Town Gardens, Old Town
Estate built during the period 1957-65
Also includes three 10-storey tower blocks
  • Park South
Estate built during the period 1957-65
Including Cavendish Square, a shopping area which has now been rebuilt into a smaller shopping area with the removal of the residential flats above the shops, except George Hall Court. Nearby St. Clements Court has also been demolished and new homes built.
  • Peatmoor
  • Pembroke Park
  • Penhill
Built during the period 1951-55
Includes three 10-storey tower blocks
  • Pinehurst
Built during the period 1910-20 as Swindon's first council housing estate.
  • Railway Village
Built during the period 1840-45 by the Great Western Railway to house employees.
Including the UK Headquarters of Zimmer and the large Honda car plant.
Part of West Swindon, council estate built during the period 1980-84
  • Walcot East
Built from 1956
Formerly included the University of Bath Oakfield campus, which has since been demolished. This was situated very near Park North.
  • Walcot West (Old Walcot)
Built from the mid-1930s
  • Westmead
  • Westlea
The West Swindon shopping centre, the first out of town, had a supermarket and other small shops; later the Link Centre, a leisure centre with an ice rink and swimming pool, was added.
  • West Leaze
  • Windmill Hill

Areas Under Construction

Places of interest

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Covingham Census Information". Wiltshire Community History. Wiltshire Council.
  2. ↑ "Duroconovio Wanborough, Wiltshire". The Roman Map of Britain. Archived from the original on 2007-01-02.
  3. ↑ "History of Rodbourne". Rodbourne History Society.
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