Railway Village
Railway Village is a neighborhood in Swindon, England. Railway Village is situated nearby to the suburb Town Centre, as well as near the quarter North Star.Places of Interest
Highlights include Swindon Mechanics’ Institute and Museum of the Great Western Railway.
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.
Museum of the Great Western Railway
Museum
Photo: BazzaDaRambler, CC BY 2.0.
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.
Health Hydro
Health club
Photo: Jaggery, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Health Hydro is a Grade II* Listed building in Milton Road, Swindon, in the United Kingdom. During its lifetime it has housed large and small swimming pools, a dispensary, medical facilities, wash baths and Victorian Turkish baths.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swindon and Rodbourne.
Swindon
Photo: Fanvonangelie, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
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.
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.
Railway Village
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.56172° or 51° 33′ 42″ northLongitude
-1.79106° or 1° 47′ 28″ westOpen location code
9C3WH665+MHOpenStreetMap ID
node 13453099576OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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