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A Topographical Dictionary of England
… ( St. Margaret), a parish, in the union of Highworth and Swindon, hundred of Highworth, Cricklade, and Staple, Swindon and N. divisions of Wilts, 2 miles (N. E. by N.) from Swindon; containing, with the tything of Upper Stratton, 1565 …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… assistance. Here is a station of the railway between Swindon and Gloucester, 24 miles from the former town; and …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… state, in 1971. The Great Western railway line between Swindon and Gloucester, following the Stroud Valley, was …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of the manor. Here is a place of worship for Wesleyans. Swindon (St. Lawrence) SWINDON ( St. Lawrence), a parish, in the union and hundred … has an hexagonal tower; a gallery has been lately built. Swindon SWINDON, a liberty, in the parish of Wombourn, union, …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Swindon Agriculture, trade, mills and markets AGRICULTURE. As has been shown, there were five separate estates in Swindon, excluding Walcot, at the time of the Domesday … which probably was merged eventually in the manor of High Swindon. Its demesne was worked by 2 serfs with 2 ploughs. On …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Swindon Churches CHURCHES. Until 1845 Swindon had only one parish church, namely, the church of … church was built and in the next the district chapelry of Swindon New Town was created out of the ancient parish of …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Swindon Education and charities Education. 1 The first attempt to provide some form of public education in Swindon came in c. 1764 when the free school was opened in … not inadequate for a town of some 2,000 persons, which Swindon was in 1841. But the arrival of the G.W.R. works in …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Swindon Growth of the town SWINDON Growth of the Town, p. 106. Manors and Other Estates, … p. 151. Education, p. 159. Charities, p. 166. Swindon, the largest town in Wiltshire, lies near the … 2 and need only be summarized here. The site of Old Swindon, the ancient centre of the parish, is at the eastern …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Swindon Local government and public services LOCAL GOVERNMENT … that during the 13th century one of the medieval lords of Swindon may have deliberately encouraged urban growth there … to the manorial court. The manors of East and West Swindon were also represented by tithingmen at the Goddards' …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Swindon Manors and other estates Manors and Other Estates. There were five holdings at Swindon in 1086, amounting to 21 hides; the assessment of … holding at Walcot at 3 hides 1 makes it seem likely that Swindon was a 25-hide estate divided between a number of …