Swindon
Swindon is a railway stop in Swindon, England. Swindon is situated nearby to the railway station Signal Point, as well as near Sir Daniel Gooch Place.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Swindon Railway Station and Museum of the Great Western Railway.
Swindon Railway Station
Railway station
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Swindon railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England, serving the town of Swindon, Wiltshire. The station is 77 miles 23 chains down the line from the zero point at London Paddington and lies between Didcot Parkway and Chippenham. Swindon Railway Station is situated 460 feet east of Swindon.
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. Museum of the Great Western Railway is situated 2,000 feet southwest of Swindon.
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. Swindon Mechanics’ Institute is situated 1,500 feet southwest of Swindon.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swindon and Rodbourne.
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.
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.
Swindon
- Type: Railway stop
- Categories: transport stop and transportation
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.56524° or 51° 33′ 55″ northLongitude
-1.78715° or 1° 47′ 14″ westOpen location code
9C3WH687+34OpenStreetMap ID
node 1521505613OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stop_positionOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stop
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