Westmead
Westmead is a quarter in Swindon, England. Westmead is situated nearby to the quarter Barnfield, as well as near the suburb Westlea.Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of the Great Western Railway and The Spectrum Building.
Museum of the Great Western 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.
The Spectrum Building
Building
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.
St Augustine’s Church, Even Swindon
Church
The Church of St. Augustine is an Anglican parish church in Even Swindon, an area of the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The church was built in 1907 to serve the spiritual needs of people moving to Swindon for employment at the Great Western Railway Works.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rodbourne and Toothill.
Rodbourne
Suburb
Rodbourne is a suburb of Swindon in Wiltshire, England, north of the town centre and about 0.9 miles northwest of Swindon railway station. It includes an area formerly called Even Swindon.
Toothill
Suburb
Toothill is a suburb in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, located atop its namesake hill around 2 miles southwest of the town centre. Constructed in the 1970s, Toothill was the first area to be developed within what is now West Swindon parish.
Freshbrook
Suburb
Freshbrook is a suburb in the west of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, located around 4 kilometres southwest of the town centre and close to junction 16 of the M4 motorway.
Westmead
- Type: Quarter
- Category: locality
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56436° or 51° 33′ 52″ north
Longitude
-1.81698° or 1° 49′ 1″ west
Elevation
305 feet (93 metres)
Open location code
9C3WH57M+P6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=quarter
GeoNames ID
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