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Swindon, Wiltshire

Swindon
Swindon town centre, taken from Radnor Street Cemetery, Spring 2012.jpg
Swindon town centre from Radnor Street Cemetery
Swindon is located in Wiltshire
Swindon
Swindon
Swindon shown within Wiltshire
Population 209,156 (Borough, 2011 census)
OS grid reference SU152842
• London 71 miles (114 km)
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town SWINDON
Postcode district SN1–SN6, SN25, SN26
Dialling code 01793
Police Wiltshire
Fire Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance South Western
EU Parliament South West England
UK Parliament
Website Borough Council
List of places
UK
England
Wiltshire
51°34′N 1°47′W / 51.56°N 1.78°W / 51.56; -1.78Coordinates: 51°34′N 1°47′W / 51.56°N 1.78°W / 51.56; -1.78

Swindon (/ˈswɪndən/) is a large town, in the ceremonial county of Wiltshire, South West England, midway between Bristol, 35 miles (56 kilometres) to the west and Reading, 35 miles (56 km) to the east. London is 78 miles (126 km) to the east, and Cardiff is 78 miles (126 km) to the west. At the 2011 census, it had a population of 185,609.

Swindon became an Expanded Town under the Town Development Act 1952 and this led to a major increase in its population.Swindon railway station is on the line from London Paddington to Bristol. Swindon Borough Council is a unitary authority, independent of Wiltshire Council since 1997. Residents of Swindon are known as Swindonians. Swindon is home to the Bodleian Library's book depository, which contains 153 miles (246 km) of bookshelves and also has the English Heritage National Monument Record Centre and the headquarters of the National Trust, on the site of the former Great Western Railway works. The town and wider borough also has the headquarters of the Nationwide Building Society and a Honda car manufacturing plant.


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