Nidum

Nidum is a fort in Covingham, Swindon, England. Nidum is situated nearby to the swimming pool Dorcan Recreation Complex, as well as near the forest Liden Wood.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Durocornovium and The Dorcan Academy.

Durocornovium

Archaeological site

Durocornovium was a Roman town in Britain, situated on the Roman road between Corinium Dobunnorum and Calleva Atrebatum. In many ways Durocornovium was a typical small Roman town. Durocornovium is situated 2,900 feet northwest of Nidum.

The Dorcan Academy

School

The Dorcan Academy, in Dorcan, Swindon, Wiltshire, is a co-educational secondary school that caters to students aged 11 to 16. The curriculum is structured into three pathways: Foundation, Central, and Extended. The Dorcan Academy is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Nidum.

The Stripey Badger

Pub

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Stripey Badger is a Grade II listed pub in Eldene, an eastern suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. Originally known as The Crumpled Horn, it was designed by Roy Wilson-Smith on the theme of the nursery rhyme "This Is the House That Jack Built" and built in 1975. The Stripey Badger is situated 1 mile southwest of Nidum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Covingham and Nythe.

Covingham

Suburb

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Covingham is a civil parish and residential area in the eastern part of Swindon, England, which was developed in the 1960s as part of Swindon's eastward expansion towards the A419.

Nythe

Suburb

Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Nythe, Eldene and Liden is a civil parish in the eastern suburbs of the town of Swindon, England. In addition to the residential areas of Nythe, Eldene and Liden, the parish has the Dorcan industrial area.

Wanborough

Village

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wanborough is a large village and civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The village is about 3.5 miles southeast of Swindon town centre.

Nidum

Type: Fort
Categories: historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Covingham, Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.5635° or 51° 33′ 49″ north

Longitude

-1.7189° or 1° 43′ 8″ west

Open location code

9C3WH77J+9C

OpenStreetMap ID

node 8219965311

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

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