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family in the 18th century (now marked by
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Lot 13, being the roads of the Town itself would provide the most work and also the best rewards. Additional terms were stipulated for this lot, including the requirement that sweepings be removed every
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Christian Church) was undertaken in 1705. The figures for Swindon show – 600 men, women, children and 26 freeholders. With the Goddard's now owning the Manor of Swindon in its entirety, and being by right
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which underlies Old Town, the west end of which was quarried. This includes an area around the public park called The Lawns, which straddles either side of a stream channel, just to the east of Old Town. The finds are from various building works on the higher ground to the south and west of the old
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setting somewhere beyond the current northern limit of The Lawns, on the slightly higher ground north of the current public park, but now lost to 19th and 20th century urbanization. He also noted various other stone settings and rows around the area, not all clearly located, but including features
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Swindon declined rapidly. Although Germanic settlers may have been present earlier, the West Saxons advanced from the south coast in the 5th century and brought Swindon under their control after the Battle of Beranburgh, reportedly at
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activity can be considered as probable on the hill around Old Town, but the evidence is now very likely lost to urbanization. A cluster of
Mesolithic and other flint finds are listed (Sites and Monuments Records and Historic Environment Records) along the low ridges formed by the
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due to its volume. The first air raid alerts sounded in June/July 1940 and
Swindon received its first bomb in August. The device fell to the rear of Shrivenham Road and no-one was hurt. In October, bombs on York Road and Rosebery Street caused the Town's first fatalities.
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buildings and the creation of Swindon New Town saw a resurgence in stone production. Quarrying activity ceased altogether in the late 1950s with the sites of two quarries being in the locations of Queens Park and Town Gardens in the modern town. The site of the former
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from long dissolved chalk and possibly moved by very ancient glaciations. It is, however, noteworthy that the only stones noted by Passmore which have survived urbanization, expedient quarrying, and other destruction, form the Coate Stone Circle. This is protected by
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arrived in Swindon in 1939. Troops were stationed in churches and school halls throughout town with a contingent of British and American forces stationed in The Lawns, leading to the Manor house's eventual dereliction. Faringdon Road Park had
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excavations around Swindon Hill have revealed pre-Roman farms and an additional Iron Age farm complex was discovered on lowlands to the north of Swindon in the 1970s. There are various monuments and earthworks nearby, including
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status, enacted 9 November. The charter amalgamated Old and New Swindon into one town (population 45,006 in 1901), enabling the pooling of resources from the two authorities. This provided enough money to open an electrical
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and a number of canal buildings just north of the hamlet. Regent Circus is the site of a former orchard and a public house called the Red Cow (now recognised in the current pub named the Red Cow near to the original site).
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Swindon received its first purpose-built Maternity Hospital in 1931, now Kingshill House, located along Bath Road. Prior to this, the only facilities available were in the crowded Milton Road GWR Medical Fund Hospital.
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than any other reailway company – most of their manufacture, repair, and serviceing operations. In the result there existed in Swindon by the end the 19th century, the largest industrial complex to be found in Europe."
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the Conqueror. Other holdings recorded in the Domesday Book are at West Swindon, where 2 hides were held by Ulward and 1½ by Alvred of Marlborough. Smaller estates at Walcot, Even Swindon and Broome are also noted.
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Tower, a landmark dominating the town's skyline, was built as part of the shopping centre construction and is named after the Town Clerk who championed the boundary changes and ultimately Swindon's regeneration.
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With the railway passing through town in early 1841, the Goddard Arms public house in Old Swindon was used as a railway booking office in lieu of a station. Tickets purchased included the fare for a horse-drawn
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around the modern Coate Water Country Park. Archaeological opinion has differed on the status of Passmore's interpretation, with some suggesting that all of the stones were natural, and likely sets of sarsen
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A new Cattle Market site was built in 1873 to try to revive the Market, a site which remained until the late 1980s when the final auction was held. There is no longer a Cattle Market in modern Swindon.
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estate in Pinehurst, on the site of Hurst Farm. The houses on the new estate included such luxuries as electric light and bathrooms. Developers had also provided a local shopping centre, post office,
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With the railways providing a faster and cheaper method of transport, the canal was relatively unused by 1895. It was dredged in 1908, but declared ruined soon after. It was finally closed under the
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was the impetus for widespread rioting in the town by those who believed it to be disrespectful to the war dead. The flagpole itself was later burned down and was eventually replaced by a wooden
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opened in 1971, providing Swindon with two motorway junctions (numbers 15 and 16). In the town centre, which was under redevelopment, smaller family-owned stores were replaced by large
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by Swindon Corporation in 1947 for £16,000. The sale included 53 acres (210,000 m) of land, the Manor house and the adjacent Holy Rood Church. The house itself was
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In 2010 Swindon Borough Council established Forward Swindon, the company tasked with delivering and facilitating economic growth and property development in the town.
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Although Thomas Goddard was granted a weekly market and two fairs a year in 1626, the Market in Swindon was in decline by 1640. However a cattle plague hit nearby
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manufacturer ended in 1962, with work changing to focus on repairs to carriages and engines and large portions of the site sold. However, in 1967, the retailer
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increased the town's population to 68,953 by 1951 and it became clear that more housing was needed. This number was an increase of 13,000 residents since 1921.
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The Goddard family was established within Swindon prior to the 15th century. Thomas Goddard of Upham acquired the manor in 1563 and his descendant family were
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features has been conducted. Further survey of earthworks immediately to the north of Coate Stone Circle suggests the remains of a medieval settlement of the
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moved its book distribution centre to the town, a move designed to take advantage of Swindon's central placing. Other companies followed suit in the 1970s.
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for leases). One record from the time shows – 'Richard York, paying eight pence a year for "his house late a barn"'.
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2004:"Wiltshire and Swindon Historic Environment Record | Wiltshire Council"
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2217:"Waterside Living comes to Swindon with homes in New Canal Village"
1966:"Stone circle immediately north east of Day House, Coate (1016359)"
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recorded the best result in its history, winning 3–1 in the
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2359:"The North Wiltshire and Thamesdown (Areas) Order 1980"
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Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society
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of England. People have lived in the town since the
218:from the area around the south, around the hill at
2425:Historic Swindon video clips, photos and postcards
1656:, Swindon's main hospital, gained a purpose-built
1346:Wiltshire, Berkshire and Gloucestershire Chronicle
707:The Goddard family – Lords of the Manor of Swindon
87:There have been settlements around the hill since
1329:This period also saw the completion of the first
959:A section of the canal near Rushey Platt, Swindon
405:and Odin the Chamberlain, was later known as the
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994:who settled after completion of the canal work.
696:Dore & Fidel published the lots for sale as
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35:and London, made it an ideal location for the
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148:In addition to later prehistoric occupation,
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2313:100 Greats : Swindon Town Football Club
1940:. United Kingdom: Breedon Books Publishing.
1518:The beginning of Swindon's association with
1386:1924 saw the highest employment ever in the
2129:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
1768:Transport routes in the Swindon area (2006)
1315:reservoir was turned into a pleasure park.
653:between 1751 and 1775. With the Swindon to
91:times, but no clear evidence of occupation
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1679:in 1985, before its eventual purchase by
1541:laid the foundation stone in 1957 of the
550:Manorial records also note the following
2419:Swindon Collection Local Studies Gallery
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1725:parishes, forming the area now known as
56:A map of selected historic sites in the
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1690:Locomotives awaiting scrapping outside
1621:1970–1990 – From the railway to offices
1545:, which was completed in January 1960.
99:, as is clearly evidenced in the first
2195:Gazetteer of Markets and Fairs to 1516
1832:History of local government in Swindon
1131:was originally planned to cut through
2455:Newsreel footage of Swindon 1918–1969
2315:. United Kingdom: Tempus Publishing.
2290:. United Kingdom: Sutton Publishing.
1938:Swindon : An Illustrated History
1633:approaching Junction 15 from the east
7:
2433:– Groundwell Ridge community website
444:in 1295. Swindon became part of the
1296:twice in three years whilst in the
1216:The Railway Village and New Swindon
945:Site of Special Scientific Interest
771:The last of the Goddard male line,
746:principal of Magdalene Hall, Oxford
1971:National Heritage List for England
1586:Swindon's role as a major railway
1025:A 70-acre (280,000 m) feeder
967:. A "waterway that would link the
923:, Swindon stone has been found in
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1780:, replacing the Thamesdown name.
799:, Earl of Pembroke (½ brother of
728:, a courtier who had accompanied
2126:Dictionary of National Biography
2078:. Swindon.gov.uk. Archived from
1143:running through his estate (see
1060:Swindon is a market town in the
849:Swindon's urban growth 1800–1965
450:History of government in Swindon
785:derelict by 1952 and demolished
76:and on the southern end of the
1522:also began in the 1950s, when
1292:reached the semi-final of the
1135:near Marlborough, however the
773:Major Fitzroy Pleydell Goddard
172:A D Passmore, a member of the
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1752:1990–2010 – Further expansion
1671:. Another large corporation,
1652:It was only in 1972 that the
1582:'s HQ building at Greenbridge
1398:visited the works, observing
1209:to the tracks down the hill.
927:and settlements in the area.
730:King Charles to his execution
481:and woolmongers in the town.
2286:The Swindon Society (2000).
2143:. A2a.org.uk. Archived from
1866:"Swindon Census Information"
1822:Swindon Steam Railway Museum
1776:after the creation of a new
1511:plant 35, formerly owned by
1369:Wiltshire Gazette and Herald
841:The 1800s – canals and steam
506:(rent due on Michaelmas and
2166:Jefferies, Richard (1896).
2029:Codrington, Thomas (1903).
1658:accident and emergency unit
1496:post–World War II baby boom
1308:12 times, scoring 9 times.
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1654:Princess Margaret Hospital
1543:Princess Margaret Hospital
1400:Number 6000, King George V
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316:in its 'Big Dig' weekend.
308:Scheduled Ancient Monument
189:, presumably derived as a
2445:– Swindon Borough Council
1701:to become the Borough of
1681:Zurich Financial Services
1486:, also on Regent Street.
891:Company building Swindon
446:constituency of Cricklade
243:Deserted Medieval Village
198:, and understood to be a
101:British Geological Survey
1699:Highworth Rural District
306:, and is protected as a
167:Coate Water Country Park
2242:Pigot & Co (1830).
1530:. It is today owned by
1428:located in Old Swindon.
1352:in 1920 and became the
1276:Wilts & Berks Canal
1240:1900–1910 – One Swindon
1186:Swindon railway station
1176:Swindon railway station
1077:Isambard Kingdom Brunel
1004:Thames and Severn Canal
543:or stonecutters and 40
455:In 1334 there were 248
324:With the recall of the
178:The Prehistoric Society
2437:Groundwell Ridge Villa
2033:Roman Roads in Britain
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204:recumbent stone circle
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2311:Dick Mattick (2002).
2120:"Levett, Henry"
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1748:store on Ocotal Way.
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1673:Hambro Life Assurance
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2476:History of Wiltshire
2337:"History of WHSmith"
2288:A Century of Swindon
1936:Child, Mark (2002).
1837:History of Wiltshire
1707:Oasis leisure centre
1524:Pressed Steel Fisher
1513:Pressed Steel Fisher
1463:dug under trees and
1318:In 1919, a flagpole
1244:On 22 January 1900,
1119:Memorial plaque for
732:. His sons included
662:Stratton St Margaret
459:payers in the town.
37:Locomotive Factories
2082:on 15 February 2005
2056:on 13 December 2006
2010:on 15 November 2017
1789:Blunsdon St. Andrew
1760:Canal Walk, Swindon
1617:5–2 over two legs.
1422:Swindon's Town Hall
943:is now a protected
738:London Charterhouse
448:in 1660. (See also
180:, noted a possible
78:Vale of White Horse
2449:Swindon's Heritage
2443:History of Swindon
2439:– English Heritage
2363:legislation.gov.uk
2339:. whsmithplc.co.uk
2050:"Groundwell Ridge"
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2384:"Forward Swindon"
1778:unitary authority
1719:Lydiard Millicent
1711:David Murray John
1599:Swindon Town F.C.
1570:pedestrianisation
1539:Princess Margaret
1465:air-raid shelters
1388:GWR Railway Works
1290:Swindon Town F.C.
1254:Municipal Borough
1252:granting Swindon
1105:The Railway Works
1097:into a bona fide
1086:were surveying a
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123:Liddington Castle
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758:Duke of Somerset
754:Savernake Forest
586:, 4 tailors, 10
438:Model Parliament
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