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status as the works was considered vital to the war effort. The works were demolished in the early 1980s to make way for new housing, the developments were named Swin Forge Way and Baldwin Way, Baldwin coming from the name of the works. All that remains today is the canteen which is now used as the
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and 5 were born from other countries. The ethnicity makeup of the parish is 97.5% White residents, followed by 1.2% Mixed Race, 1% Asian and 0.2% Black residents. The religious makeup of the parish was 71.3% Christians, followed by 27.4% irreligious and other religions were less than 0.5% of the
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when the family property was restored to him in 1555 and devolved as part of the family estates until 1947 in the same was as Swindon. By 1600 there was a lodge (Chasepool Lodge), leased to Edward Green, who probably gave his name to the adjacent
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by the 1720s, remaining in the hands of this family until 1820. The works were much enlarged in the 19th century, so that in 1859 there were 13 puddling furnaces. It was leased in 1866 to E. P. and W. Baldwin, the owners of the
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Swindon is nestled in the Staffordshire countryside and as a result, it is not near any immediate A-roads or Motorways. It is however, served by bus route 16, which links it to
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which was located on Himley Lane around a mile to the east of the village. This opened in 1925 but closed in 1932 with the line ceasing operations between
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had a population of 1,279 in the 2021 Census. The gender makeup of the parish is 51.7% females and 48.3% males. Of the local population, around 1,251 were
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The village has seen a slight demand for developments of housing on the greenbelt but this has been met with backlash from residents and councilors.
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with many of his other ironworks in 1669. After he sold it in 1674, it passed through various hands, coming into the hands of
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Forest. The area passed into the hands of the lords of Dudley in the 15th century, initially as lesses of the herbage and
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Swindon was formerly part of the parish of Wombourne, A manor belonged to Englefield family, the lords of
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and its high school, that runs from Hyperion Road in the village and to other villages including
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to the east and northwest. The parish which includes Swindon and the neighbouring villages of
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and St John's Church of England Parish Church which also includes a
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the tenant in chief ub c.1316 and by 1346 passed to his nephew
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had a population of 1,279 recorded in the 2021 Census.
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many of the village males who worked there were given
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As well as bus route 242S (operated by 463:St John's Church. Swindon's parish church 715:, who closed the works in 1976. During 447:gave a lease for lives of it to his son 336:, 2 miles (6 km) northwest of 1301:List of civil parishes in Staffordshire 745: 659:and Wolverhampton. The line is now the 549:and the Anglican churches in Womborne, 238: 194: 170: 146: 27: 1003:Victoria County History, Staffordshire 790:Victoria County History, Staffordshire 778:Victoria County History, Staffordshire 384:Skyline of both Swindon and the wider 344:. Swindon is located just outside the 37:Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal 407:, who had succeeded to the barony of 352:of the West Midlands. 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Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal
Swindon is located in Staffordshire
Staffordshire
2021 Census
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Shire county
Staffordshire
Region
West Midlands
Country
England
Sovereign state
Post town
Dudley
Postcode district
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Police
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