Ashmead Brake

Ashmead Brake is a forest in Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon, England. Ashmead Brake is situated nearby to the hamlet Lower Blunsdon, as well as near the village Broad Blunsdon.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Church of St Leonard and Abbey Stadium.

Abbey Stadium

Athletics track

Photo: M4ttred1, Public domain.

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.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Vieve Forward, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cricklade and Haydon Wick.

Cricklade

Photo: Doowyah, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the northernmost town in Wiltshire.

Haydon Wick

Suburb

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

Haydon Wick is a suburb and civil parish of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It had a population of 25,036 at the 2021 census. The parish includes the former hamlet of Haydon and the suburbs of Greenmeadow and Priory Vale.

Stratton St Margaret

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Ashmead Brake

Type: Forest
Location: Blunsdon St Andrew, Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.6299° or 51° 37′ 48″ north

Longitude

-1.7843° or 1° 47′ 3″ west

Open location code

9C3WJ6H8+X7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 220884617

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

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