Kingshill
Kingshill is a suburb in Swindon, England. Kingshill is situated nearby to the suburb Rushey Platt, as well as near Okus.Places of Interest
Highlights include Museum of the Great Western Railway and Swindon Mechanics’ Institute.
Museum of the Great Western Railway
Museum
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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.
Swindon Mechanics’ Institute
Historic building
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Swindon Mechanics' Institute is a Grade II* listed building in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is located in the railway village area, which is today part of a conservation area. The Swindon Mechanics' Institute served workers from the Swindon Railway Works.
St Mark’s Church, Swindon
Church
Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Okus and Rodbourne.
Okus
Suburb
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Okus is a suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom. It is south of the town centre and is home to the Commonweal School, a secondary school with academy status.
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.
Swindon
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Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, south west England, that is known for its railway-town heritage and links with the British railway system in which it played a central part during the 19th and 20th centuries.
Kingshill
- Type: Suburb
- Category: locality
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55484° or 51° 33′ 17″ northLongitude
-1.79844° or 1° 47′ 54″ westElevation
322 feet (98 metres)Open location code
9C3WH632+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 3472191850OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
13270121
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