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== Parish History == | == Parish History == | ||
SWINDON, two towns, a parish, and a sub-district, in Highworth district, Wilts. The towns are Old S. and New S. Old S. stands on an eminence, near the Wilts and Berks canal, 1 mile SSE of S.-Junction r. station, and 17 NE by E of Chippenham. | |||
SWINDON, '''two towns''', a '''parish''', and a '''sub-district''', in Highworth district, Wilts. The towns are Old S. and New S. Old S. stands on an eminence, near the Wilts and Berks canal, 1 mile SSE of S.-Junction r. station, and 17 NE by E of Chippenham.<ref>Wilson, John Marius; ''[http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/377 Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales]'', 1870-72.</ref> | |||
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