Swindon
English railway hub
Swindon is a large town in southwestern England, in Wiltshire.
It grew rapidly in the Victorian era as a railway hub and manufacturing center, particularly for the Great Western Railway.
The town is sometimes invoked as a byword for unremarkable English suburbia: It's not exactly Paris—more like Swindon.
English ceremonial county
- Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved
- BrunelRenowned engineering surname
- town centreUrban area's central district
- HondaJapanese vehicle manufacturer
Renowned engineering surname
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- junctionPoint where things meet
- railway townTown centered on train hub
- engineeringDesigning functional systems scientifically
workshops · train shed · signal · heritage railway · turntable · depot · railway heritage · rail workers
English ceremonial county
- CotswoldsHilly English countryside region
- WessexEarly medieval English kingdom
- West CountryEngland's rural southwest
- StonehengePrehistoric megalithic circle
One who travels regularly
- expansionIncrease in scope
- growthIncrease in size
- new townRecently established urban area
- housing estatesPlanned residential developments
regeneration · retail park · business parks · M4 corridor · employment · infrastructure · suburbs · overspill
Wiltshire
English ceremonial county
- Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved
- BrunelRenowned engineering surname
- town centreUrban area's central district
Brunel
Renowned engineering surname
- locomotiveRailway pulling machine
- junctionPoint where things meet
- railway townTown centered on train hub
engineering · workshops · train shed · signal · heritage railway · turntable · depot · railway heritage · rail workers · industrial history
Wiltshire
English ceremonial county
- CotswoldsHilly English countryside region
- WessexEarly medieval English kingdom
- West CountryEngland's rural southwest
Stonehenge · Ridgeway · Vale of White Horse · M4 corridor · Marlborough
commuter
One who travels regularly
housing estates · regeneration · retail park · business parks · M4 corridor · employment · infrastructure · suburbs · overspill · population growth
- UK PlacesLondon, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bath
- Southwest EnglandCornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire
- railway townsYork, Doncaster, Carlisle, Darlington, Altoona
- English UnitariesBristol, Cornwall, Durham, Middlesbrough, Nottingham
- WiltshireSalisbury, Marlborough, Westbury, Amesbury, Stonehenge
- UK CitiesLondon, Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds
SwindonLondon
England's capital city
Birmingham · Manchester · Bristol · Leeds · Liverpool
SwindonCotswolds
Hilly English countryside region
Lake District · Cornwall · Devon · Yorkshire Dales · Dartmoor