Abbey Stadium
Abbey Stadium is a closed greyhound racing and speedway track in Swindon, England, adjacent to the civil parish of Blunsdon. From its inception in 1949, the stadium was home to the Swindon Robins, a speedway team who later competed in the SGB Premiership.Photo: M4ttred1, Public domain.
- Type: Athletics track
- Description: speedway track in Blunsdon, Swindon, England
- Also known as: “Speedway” and “Swindon Stadium”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Church of St Leonard and St Peter’s.
Church of St Leonard
Church
Photo: Dave Kelly, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Church of St Leonard is situated 3,900 feet northeast of Abbey Stadium.
St Peter’s
Church
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Peter’s is a church, which is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Abbey Stadium.
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. Haydon Meadow is situated 1½ miles west of Abbey Stadium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Broad Blunsdon and Stratton St Margaret.
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.
Stratton St Margaret
Village
Stratton St Margaret is a civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The parish covers north-eastern suburbs of Swindon including Stratton St Margaret itself, along with Upper Stratton, Lower Stratton and Kingsdown. Stratton St Margaret is situated 2½ miles southeast of Abbey Stadium.
Hannington
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hannington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, about 2 miles north-west of Highworth, within the Borough of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Hannington Wick and Swanborough. Hannington is situated 3 miles northeast of Abbey Stadium.
Abbey Stadium
- Categories: stadium, dog sport, recreation area, and sports location
- Location: Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.60775° or 51° 36′ 28″ northLongitude
-1.79243° or 1° 47′ 33″ westOpen location code
9C3WJ655+32OpenStreetMap ID
way 114512950OpenStreetMap feature
highway=constructionOpenStreetMap feature
leisure=trackOpenStreetMap feature
sport=dog_racingWikidata ID
Q7658445
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