Swindon
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Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 Census the population of the built-up area was 183,638, making it the largest settlement in the county. Located in South West England, Swindon lies on the M4 corridor, 71 miles (114km) to the west of London and 36 miles to the east of Bristol. The Cotswolds lie just to the town's north and the North Wessex Downs to its south.
Central Swindon seen from Radnor Street Cemetery in 2019
The Wilts & Berks Canal near Rushey Platt
Former lodging house in the Railway Village, now a community centre
Borough of Swindon arms on early 20th century postcard
Swindon Works
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Swindon Works was opened by the Great Western Railway in 1843 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It served as the principal west England maintenance centre until closed in 1986.
King class locomotives under construction, 1928
D1015 Western Champion in A Shop
Watercolour of New Swindon in 1849, by Edward Snell
Preserved housing, originally built for the railway workers