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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Ludgershall common were closed. 20 Ludgershall 1841 The Swindon, Marlborough & Andover Railway, from 1884 the Midland …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Tregoze adjoins the western boundary of the borough of Swindon, but it is some 3 miles from the outskirts of Swindon to the centre of the parish. The parish may be … 1928 the parish lost 95 a. in the east to the borough of Swindon, thus reducing the area to 5,335 a. 7 The 18 detached …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… high street became relatively unimportant. In 1968 the Swindon-Chippenham road was the only main road in the parish. … of Blind Mill. The reservoir was abandoned when the Swindon section of the canal was closed in 1914. 39 In 1968 … the green was crossed by the Hilmarton and main Chippenham-Swindon roads. There were also some older houses scattered …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the Avon by Cow bridge, and led to Wootton Bassett and Swindon, was in use in 1773 and turnpiked in 1809. 33 The … Tetbury roads were disturnpiked in 1874, the Cricklade, Swindon, and Sherston roads in 1876. 34 In 1973 the … a chapel which stood at the junction of the Chippenham and Swindon roads in 1540. 145 The chapel, used as a private …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… two waterways. The Berks, and Wilts. Canal from Abingdon, Swindon, and Chippenham passed through the town south-east of … Goddard was possibly a brother of Ambrose Goddard of Swindon whose daughter Priscilla married John Awdry in 1765. …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… a track north of Woodlands Farm and joins the Marlborough-Swindon road at Ogbourne St. George. The roads from Cunetio … north and south into Savernake forest. A section of the Swindon, Marlborough & Andover Railway was built across the …
A History of the County of Gloucester
… until the completion of the railway link between Swindon and Gloucester in 1845, the mail and two other London …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… and south-west. A line constructed across the parish from Swindon to Kemble and Cirencester (Glos.) by the Cheltenham & …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the 18th century the main route through the parish was the Swindon-Marlborough road, turnpiked in 1762. It entered the … a little south of the church. 13 Both were superseded by a Swindon-Marlborough road via Coate in Liddington, turnpiked … west became a track leading to Top Temple in Preshute. The Swindon-Marlborough section of the Swindon, Marlborough & …
A History of the County of Wiltshire
… Ogbourne St. Andrew. When turnpiked in 1819 as part of the Swindon-Marlborough road, it was moved east to run directly … Southend. 20 In 1881 a railway line was opened between Swindon and Marlborough following the turnpike road and … Draycot Foliat road in 1980. North of the junction of the Swindon-Marlborough road and the village street a road to …