Swindon
About Swindon
Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 census, the population of the built-up area was 224,942, making it the largest settlement in the county. Located at the northeastern edge of the South West England region, Swindon lies on the M4 corridor, 84 miles to the west of London and 36 miles to the east of Bristol. The Cotswolds lie just to the town's north and the North Wessex Downs lie just to the town's south. It is the centre of Swindon unitary authority.
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The story goes that the town of Swindon was founded by a ham sandwich, when Isambard Kingdom Brunel needed to pick a spot on the railway for a town.
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Swindon has the second largest collection of Saints, people from St Helena, about a fifth of St Helena's own population, and locals nickname it Swindelina.
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Coordinates: 51.5600, -1.7800