GWR Park
GWR Park is a park in Swindon, England. GWR Park is situated nearby to St Mark’s Church, Swindon, as well as near the doctor’s office Park Lane Practice.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Museum of the Great Western Railway and St Mark’s Church, Swindon.
Museum of the Great Western Railway
Museum
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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 1,100 feet north of GWR Park.
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 500 feet north of GWR Park.
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. Swindon Mechanics’ Institute is situated 1,000 feet northeast of GWR Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swindon and Rodbourne.
Swindon
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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.
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.
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.
GWR Park
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Faringdon Park”
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Swindon, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.55988° or 51° 33′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.79449° or 1° 47′ 40″ westOperator
South Swindon Parish CouncilOpen location code
9C3WH654+X6OpenStreetMap ID
way 33734596OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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