The company have kindly given bbc wiltshire access to the raw film footage of which edited highlights will be featured in the dvd. The four clips we have made available in streaming real video are. Swindon is first mentioned by name in domesday book. Find average house prices, current average values and other historic property data with the uks largest datadriven property portal. There are thousands of bricks and each one has to be numbered to ensure it goes back in the right place. The manors of westlecot, walcot, rodbourne, moredon and. Homepage for swindon libraries, including links to all pages in section. Moredon community centre, moredon community centre, the.
Drove vets are delighted to announce that taw hill and moredon branches will be merging to create a fantastic new site at ridgeway farm, west swindon offering a wide range of comprehensive facilities. Were a part of the swindon and marlborough methodist circuit in the bristol district. Moredon photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Wiltshire and swindon history centre, not available at the national archives language. History of rodbourne rodbourne community history group. Our church was formed in 1962 with a vision of providing a closer link to a growing neighbourhood. We meet on the 2nd wednesday of each month at goddard park school, swindon in welcome avenue, sn3 2qn. The boundary house, swindon arkells brewery swindon. Monfri 9am6pm, sat 9am1pm closed on sunday and public holidays. You cannot book appointments for operations and procedures online this will still need to be done by calling us. Research local history and create your own history book. Interesting information for moredon road, swindon, sn25 3dq. This page combines information for the address moredon road, swindon, sn25 3dq, and the neighbourhood in which it resides.
The name swindon is derived from the saxon words swine dun meaning pig hill or the hill where pigs were bred. Swindon is home to the bodleian librarys book depository, the english heritage national monument record centre, the headquarters of the national trust, on the site of the former great western railway works, and the nationwide building society, and a honda. Moredon, swindon area information, map, walks and more. The postcode is within the rodbourne cheney wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of north swindon. Important chapters in the history of swindons library service will be. The first attempt to provide some form of public education in swindon came in c. The rodbourne community history group and st augustines church worked together between 2014 and 2018 to honour and commemorate rodbourne residents who died in the first world war. The station, a few miles north west of swindon, opened on. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of moredon. Moredon road, sn2 has 51 properties on it with a current average value of. Sunday schools connected with the independent and wesleyan chapels in the early 19th century provided some additional schooling and in the early days of the independent chapel there was an academy conducted by the minister for about 16 pupils.
Conservation area appraisal rodbourne cheney swindon. Swindon is a large town in the ceremonial county of wiltshire, south west. The station, a few miles north west of swindon, opened on 25 march 19 on the section of the line from swindon town to cirencester that had itself opened in 1883. Read more about the rodbourne remembers project here. This page combines information for the address moredon road, swindon, sn2 2jg, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. People have lived in the town since the bronze age and the towns location, being approximately halfway between bristol and london, made it an ideal location for the locomotive factories of the great western railway in the 19th century swindon has grown from a population of just 1,198 in 1801 to over 150,000 in 2001. Create a character and then write a series of short stories featuring that character. Interesting information for moredon road, swindon, sn2 2jg. Oct 16, 2008 more photos from swindon past including some taken in stratton, pinehurst and purton. Moredon community centre, the street, moredon, swindon, sn25 3er, wiltshire, england hall available for hire on friday evenings, saturdays and sundays for childrens parties, birthday parties excluding 18ths, christeningsnaming ceremonies, and other occasions.
Windmills in swindon swindonweb everything swindon. May 09, 2008 the company have kindly given bbc wiltshire access to the raw film footage of which edited highlights will be featured in the dvd. David nicholls of millwrights international, oversaw the operation and as work began he explained. Is moredon the perfect place for you to find a property and live in. Crime stats, prices, incomes, resident age and more of moredon. There will be a delay while we double check the content. Libraries moredon and rodbourne cheney library swindon borough council. In 1948 the council bought land at rodbourne cheney and moredon and in the early 1950s a large. Wiltshire history local history historic swindon photos 3. View fascinating cinecamera footage of swindon taken in the 50s, 60s and 70s. The first written evidence for a community here is in the domesday book where it. A week after the opening, the childrens books were moved to the. Library service in swindon celebrates milestones swindon advertiser.
The area was previously known as even swindon due to its. The modern town of swindon is built on and around a hill that stands over 450 ft 140 m above sealevel, now known as swindon hill. The first pub here was called the red lion and the premises also featured a brewery and a butchers shop. Neighbourhood statistics about the location moredon, swindon, south west. Around two hundred years ago, swindon was a quiet and almost unknown market town on a hill in rural north wiltshire. Read about the history of swindon and see specially selected. This page combines information for the address moredon road, swindon, sn25. Rodbourne cheney turning back the clocks for history. Nov 04, 20 the group meets on the last thursday of every month at moredon and rodbourne cheney library from 6pm until 7pm. As the population of moredon grew a larger purose built surgery was established at 2527 moredon road which was used from the 1970s. If you know any interesting object in moredon road swindon, feel free to share it with other visitors comment using your facebook, hotmail, yahoo or aol account.
Moredon community centre, the street, moredon, swindon, sn25 3er, wiltshire, england. Appointment lengths vary from 1020 minutes depending on reason. Join the library, search the catalogue, make renewals and reservations, and find your local library opening times. Although mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the small settlement only had a population of 1,198 in 1801, at the time of the first official census, slightly less than the neighbouring towns of wootton basset 1,244, cricklade 1,333 and considerably smaller than highworth. Welcome to st andrews methodist church a friendly community orientated church in moredon, north swindon. If you would like any more information about joining the group, please contact dennis at the library, telephone 01793 618230 or email. Browse 41 photo books on moredon and the surrounding area. In 1948, however, the corporation bought farms at rodbourne cheney and moredon, fn. At that time swindon was a tiny village but by the late th century swindon had grown into a small town with a weekly market. To discover more about our celebrations, read our blog.
Swindon is a town in wiltshire in the south west of england. Moredon, swindon local area information, map, walks and more. Hall available for hire on friday evenings, saturdays and sundays for childrens parties, birthday parties excluding 18ths, christeningsnaming ceremonies, and other occasions. It once marked the boundary with the hamlet of moredon, which had long since been absorbed as a suburb of swindon when it was rechristened the boundary house.
Parents who register in advance will enjoy 20% discount on 1 children title on the day of the story reading session at hong kong book centre ltd taikoo shing branch. Its location to the north of the marlborough downs and on the southern end of the vale of white horse, with access to the river cole and others, made it suitable for use as farming land. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Our vision is to lead and transform information management, guarantee the survival of todays information for tomorrow and bring history to life for everyone. Libraries moredon and rodbourne cheney library swindon. The 6th june 2019 saw the launch of the swindon heritage action zone. Three attackers punch and rob teenage boy in moredon. But it was still 2 settlements, the old town and the new town, divided by fields. Moredon bridge swindon legend quality excellent very good good moderate poor very poor 1 i i. A branch surgery was opened in moredon in 1948 which was initially open for only one morning per week. This freehold terraced house is located at 1 moredon road, swindon sn2 2jg and has an estimated current value of.
Other postwar prefab estates could be found in other parts of the town including stratton st. Local news, archive, information, picture galleries, breaking news, travel updates and whats on from the swindon advertiser, covering wiltshire. Swindon history chronicling swindons rich heritage. More photos from swindon past including some taken in stratton, pinehurst and purton. The swindon society recording the changing face of. Swindon, moredon secondary school log book the national. Moredon halt railway station was on the midland and south western junction railway in wiltshire. The group meets on the last thursday of every month at moredon and rodbourne cheney library from 6pm until 7pm. They also have providers who can cover overnight and weekends of critical workers if needed. The next meeting will take place on thursday 28th november where the book to be discussed will be appaloosa, robert b parkers book about law, order and justice in the wild west. Moredon medical centre located at moredon road in swindon, wiltshire.
Our history the practice was established over 100 years ago in the early 1900s in central swindon. A teenage boy was hit over the head and robbed by a group of three other boys in moredon the 17yearold victim was walking along church walk north around 9. Rodbourne community history group about the community. Read about the history of swindon and see specially. Swindon purton lydiard tregoze old maps of moredon historic maps of moredon and the local area.
Swindon borough council have arranged holiday providers to cover easter break. It was extended over the years to reach its final size. He has edited a publication on archaeology and ancient history, written three books about historic boats, and three more aspects of swindon history, swindon. They celebrated books, authors, and reading, and took part in activities designed to inspire a love of reading in our pupils. Moredon road in swindon is in the south west region of england. New drove vets branch opening at ridgeway farm, west swindon. If you have multiple pets or require a longer appointment, please do not book online and instead contact us by phone. Swindon is recorded in the domesday book as a manor in the hundred. Great western swindon images of england bryan, tim on. Wiltshire and swindon history centre the national archives. The average house price in moredon road, swindon sn2 is.
World book day was a lot of fun for the children and teachers at moredon primary and nursery school. Our class book, the journey to the river sea, also revolved around rivers and in which we read about a girls journey to the mysterious amazon basin to stay with distant relatives, who werent quite what they seemed. This site relies on javascript for some of its functionality. A journey through swindon s history including the gwr railway works, the origins of old town, roman settlements, the car industry, dday and chiseldon camp. Property details for 1 moredon road swindon sn2 2jg zoopla. The location of the practice changed several times over the years and by 1950 was at 39 regent circus. Swindon is home to the bodleian librarys book depository, the english heritage national monument record centre, the headquarters of the national trust, on the site of the former great western railway works, and the nationwide building society, and a honda car manufacturing plant, which is due to close in 2021. A journey through swindons history including the gwr railway works, the origins of old town, roman settlements, the car industry, dday and chiseldon camp.
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