Museums · South East England
Borough of Swindon
The Borough of Swindon is a unitary authority area with borough status in Wiltshire, England. Centred on Swindon, it is the most north-easterly district of South West England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
The Borough of Swindon is a unitary authority area with borough status in Wiltshire, England. Centred on Swindon, it is the most north-easterly district of South West England.
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The Borough of Swindon is a unitary authority area with borough status in Wiltshire, England. Centred on Swindon, it is the most north-easterly district of South West England.
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Background
History
The first borough of Swindon was a municipal borough, created in 1900 as a merger of the two urban districts of Old Swindon and New Swindon. In 1974, the borough of Thamesdown was created under the Local Government Act 1972. Thamesdown covered the areas of the municipal borough of Swindon and the neighbouring Highworth Rural District (which had been created in 1894), which were both abolished at the same time. Thamesdown was a lower-tier non-metropolitan district, with Wiltshire County Council being the higher-tier authority for the area. Thamesdown was given borough status from its creation, allowing the chair of the council to take the title of mayor. On 1 April 1997 Thamesdown was made a…
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- Coordinates
- 51.5630, -1.7630
- District
- Swindon
- Parish
- South Swindon
- Postcode
- SN3 3EG
- Parliamentary constituency
- Swindon South
Sources
- wikipedia: Borough of Swindon (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Borough of Swindon?
- Borough of Swindon is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN3 3EG), in the parish of South Swindon.
- Who owns Borough of Swindon?
- Borough of Swindon is owned by Swindon Borough Council.
- How do I get to Borough of Swindon?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN3 3EG. It sits within the Swindon South parliamentary constituency.