Holy Rood Church
Holy Rood Church is a Roman Catholic parish church in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It was founded in 1851 as a chapel and was rebuilt as a church in 1905.Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Church
- Denomination: Catholic
- Description: church in Swindon, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Holy Rood Church, Swindon”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum & Art Swindon and Wyvern Theatre.
Museum & Art Swindon
Museum
Museum & Art Swindon, formerly Swindon Museum and Art Gallery, is a museum and gallery in Swindon, England. It is run by Swindon Borough Council and since 2024 has been housed within the council's offices at Euclid Street, Swindon. Museum & Art Swindon is situated 690 feet north of Holy Rood Church.
Wyvern Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Wyvern Theatre is a 635-seat indoor auditorium in Swindon, England, opened in September 1971. It is owned by Swindon Borough Council and operated by Trafalgar Entertainment. Wyvern Theatre is situated 830 feet northwest of Holy Rood Church.
Swindon Central Library
Library
Photo: Gordon Hatton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Swindon Central Library is situated 690 feet west of Holy Rood Church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swindon and Okus.
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.
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.
Holy Rood Church
- Categories: Catholic church building, building, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.55835° or 51° 33′ 30″ northLongitude
-1.77826° or 1° 46′ 42″ westOpen location code
9C3WH65C+8MOpenStreetMap ID
way 1096774161OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap attribute
denomination=catholicWikidata ID
Q23018644
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In Other Languages
“Holy Rood Church” goes by many names.
- Polish: “Kościół Świętego Krzyża w Swindon”
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