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.
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).
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
Mainly given over to large areas of business, including the world headquarters of WH Smith and the former site of the EMI UK CD pressing plant.
Includes 3 large tower blocks
Including the Oasis leisure centre and Swindon College
A fountain in Town Gardens, Old Town
Estate built during the period 1957-65
Also includes 3 10-storey tower blocks
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.
Built during the period 1951-55
Includes 3 10-storey tower blocks
Built during the period 1910-20 as Swindon's first council housing estate.
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
Built from 1956
Formerly included the University of Bath Oakfield campus, which has since been demolished. This was situated very near Park North.
Built from the mid-1930s
The West Swindon shopping centre, the first out of town, had a supermarket and other small shops.

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.
  3. ↑ "History of Rodbourne". Rodbourne History Society.
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