South Swindon
South Swindon, previously called Central Swindon South, is a civil parish in the town of Swindon, in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England.
South Swindon, previously called Central Swindon South, is a civil parish in the town of Swindon, in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, England. The parish covers the southern part of the central area of the town, including the Old Town area, and extends south to take in Wichelstowe and Coate Water. In 2021 it had a population of 62,871.
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Worth seeing in and around South Swindon
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01County Ground
The County Ground, known as The Nigel Eady County Ground from the 2024-25 season, is a football stadium located in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and has been home to Swindon Town Football Club since 1896. It has an all-seated capacity of 14,753 currently, which has been the same level since the mid-1990s.
500 m · football stadium in Swindon, Wiltshire, England · Wikipedia - 02Swindon Steam Railway Museum
STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum, is housed in part of the former railway works in Swindon, England – Wiltshire's 'railway town'. The 6,500-square-metre museum opened in 2000.
1.8 km · railway museum in Swindon, England · Wikipedia - 03St Mark's Church, Swindon
St Mark's Church in central Swindon, Wiltshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Swindon, the archdeaconry of Malmesbury, and the diocese of Bristol. Its benefice is united with those of St Aldhelm, Swindon, St Luke, Swindon, and St Saviour, Swindon, to form the benefice of Swindon New Town.
1.7 km · grade II listed church in South Swindon, Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 04The Spectrum Building (formerly The Renault Distribution Centre)
The Spectrum Building is a high tech building in Swindon, England, commissioned by the French car company Renault for their UK operations. Designed by the British architect Norman Foster of Foster Associates, it opened in 1982.
3.8 km · building in Swindon · Wikipedia - 05Wilts & Berks Canal
The Wilts and Berks Canal is a canal in the historic counties of Wiltshire and Berkshire, England, linking the Kennet and Avon Canal at Semington near Melksham, to the River Thames at Abingdon. The North Wilts Canal merged with it to become a branch to the Thames and Severn Canal at Latton near Cricklade.
2.7 km · canal in the United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 06Christ Church
Christ Church, Swindon is a parish church located in the Old Town area of Swindon in Wiltshire. A Church of England establishment, it is part of the deanery of Swindon in the Diocese of Bristol.
800 m · church in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK · Wikipedia - 07Holy Rood Church, Swindon
Holy Rood Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1851 as a chapel and was rebuilt as a church in 1905.
600 m · church in Swindon, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 08Swindon Mechanics' Institute
Swindon Mechanics' Institute was founded in 1843 and the Grade II* listed building was built in 1854-55. This was in Swindon, Wiltshire, England.
1.5 km · education and theatre building in Swindon, England · Wikipedia - 09Museum of Computing at Swindon
The Museum of Computing in Swindon, England is dedicated to preserving and displaying examples of early computers. It was the first United Kingdom museum exclusively dedicated to the history of computing, and opened in February 2003.
900 m · museum in Swindon, England, United Kingdom · Wikipedia - 10Town Gardens
The Town Gardens is a public park and gardens in Old Town, Swindon, England. The park and several of its structures are Grade II listed.
1.4 km · park and gardens in Swindon, Wiltshire, England · Wikipedia
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Getting to South Swindon
- Airports
- Bristol (BRS), 68 km · London Heathrow (LHR), 91 km · Birmingham (BHX), 99 km
- Stations
- Swindon railway station, 1.2 km
- London → South Swindon114 km · quickest by road, 2h 34m · £12–15
- Bristol → South Swindon58 km · quickest by road, 1h 15m · £6–8
- Birmingham, West Midlands → South Swindon104 km · quickest by road, 2h 35m · £12–16
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Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for South Swindon
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for South Swindon. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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If you know how people move in South Swindon – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.
Next door to South Swindon
South Swindon is 56 km from Reading, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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- Nythe, Eldene and Lidencivil parish in Swindon, Wiltshire, England2 km
- Okussuburb in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK1.9 km
- Central Swindon Northcivil parish in Swindon, Wiltshire, England2.9 km