Bowl Barrow

Bowl Barrow is an archaeological site in Swindon, England. Bowl Barrow is situated nearby to the playground Rushey Platt Play Park, as well as near Rushey Platt Nature Reserve.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Museum of the Great Western Railway and Swindon Mechanics’ Institute.

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. Museum of the Great Western Railway is situated 1 mile northeast of Bowl Barrow.

Swindon Mechanics’ Institute

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Swindon Mechanics' Institute was founded in 1843 and the Grade II* listed building was built in 1854-55. This was in Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The MI is located in the railway village area, which is today part of a conservation area. Swindon Mechanics’ Institute is situated 1 mile northeast of Bowl Barrow.

St Mark’s Church, Swindon

Church

Photo: Chris Allen, CC BY-SA 2.0.

St Mark's Church in central Swindon, Wiltshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Swindon, the archdeaconry of Malmesbury, and the diocese of Bristol. St Mark’s Church, Swindon is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Bowl Barrow.

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.

Bowl Barrow

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

51.55221° or 51° 33′ 8″ north

Longitude

-1.8047° or 1° 48′ 17″ west

Open location code

9C3WH52W+V4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 149703770

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=archaeological_site

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=grass

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Highlights include Rushey Platt Play Park and Rushey Platt Nature Reserve.

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