The Rectangle
The Rectangle is a locality in Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon, England. The Rectangle is situated nearby to the neighborhood Ash Brake, as well as near the locality Blunsdon.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Haydon Meadow and Blunsdon railway station.
Haydon Meadow
Meadow
Haydon Meadow known locally as Clifford Meadow is a 6.39 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, notified in 1999. The site lies within the Parish of Haydon Wick and is home to Anacamptis morio a rare protected species of Orchid family Orchidaceae.
Blunsdon railway station
Railway station
Photo: Tim Walker, CC BY 2.0.
Blunsdon railway station is a station on the Swindon and Cricklade Railway, a heritage line in Wiltshire, England. The first station on the site was built in 1895 to serve the villages of Blunsdon St Andrew and Broad Blunsdon, north of Swindon, and closed in 1937.
Hayes Knoll railway station
Railway station
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hayes Knoll railway station is found on the heritage Swindon and Cricklade Railway in Wiltshire, England. Hayes Knoll station was built in 1999 as part of the work to reopen the section of the former Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade, the entire route having been closed in 1961.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broad Blunsdon and Purton Stoke.
Broad Blunsdon
Village
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Blunsdon is a civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, in Wiltshire, England, about 4 miles north of the centre of Swindon, with the A419 forming its southern boundary. Broad Blunsdon is situated 1½ miles east of The Rectangle.
Purton Stoke
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Purton Stoke is a small village in north Wiltshire, England, within the civil parish of Purton. The village lies along a side road off the Purton to Cricklade road, approximately 1.5 miles north of Purton village. Purton Stoke is situated 2 miles west of The Rectangle.
Widham
Hamlet
Widham is a hamlet now encompassed within the village and parish of Purton, Wiltshire, England. Widham is situated 2 miles southwest of The Rectangle.
The Rectangle
- Type: Locality
- Location: Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.60936° or 51° 36′ 34″ northLongitude
-1.82087° or 1° 49′ 15″ westElevation
302 feet (92 metres)Open location code
9C3WJ55H+PMGeoNames ID
13284092
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