Rushey Platt

Rushey Platt is a suburb in Swindon, England. Rushey Platt is situated nearby to the suburb Kingshill, as well as near Okus.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Museum of the Great Western Railway and Swindon Railway Station.

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.

Swindon Railway Station

Railway station

Photo: Mattbuck, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Swindon railway station is on the Great Western Main Line in South West England, serving the town of Swindon, in Wiltshire. The station is 77 miles 23 chains down the line from London Paddington, and lies between Didcot Parkway and Chippenham.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Okus and Wichelstowe.

Okus

Suburb

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

Okus is a suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is an elevated area situated around 1 mile south-west of the town centre and is predominantly residential.

Wichelstowe

Suburb

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Wichelstowe is a suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, approximately 3 kilometres south of the town centre. Situated between the M4 motorway and Old Town Railway Path, Wichelstowe has three neighbourhoods: East, Middle and West Wichel.

Toothill

Suburb

Toothill is a suburb in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, located atop its namesake hill around 2 miles southwest of the town centre. Constructed in the 1970s, Toothill was the first area to be developed within what is now West Swindon parish.

Rushey Platt

Type: Suburb
Category: locality
Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.55255° or 51° 33′ 9″ north

Longitude

-1.80365° or 1° 48′ 13″ west

Open location code

9C3WH53W+2G

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1493466754

OpenStreetMap feature

place=suburb

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