The civil parish of Central Swindon North sits in the heart of Swindon in Wiltshire, covering central neighbourhoods to the north of the town centre and providing a local council for what was previously an unparished area. It combines residential streets, civic buildings and parts of the commercial core, giving residents a stronger say over local services, streets and small-scale planning decisions.
Historically the neighbourhood was shaped by the arrival of the railways and the nearby Great Western Railway works, so Victorian terraces and industrial heritage rub shoulders with modern retail, leisure and office developments. The area today is culturally varied, supported by community groups and ongoing regeneration projects that aim to improve public space, housing and the local economy, creating a compact urban district that balances heritage with contemporary change.
Postcode districts covering Central Swindon North
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Stroud 21.9 miles35.2 km
- Trowbridge 25 miles40.2 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 22.9 miles36.8 km
- Chippenham 16.3 miles26.2 km
- Newbury 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Didcot 23.4 miles37.7 km
- Witney 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Melksham 20.2 miles32.6 km
- Melksham Without 20.1 miles32.4 km
- Wantage 16 miles25.7 km
- Grove 15.9 miles25.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Swindon Built-up area 0.4 miles0.7 km
- Rodbourne Cheney Ward 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Gorse Hill and Pinehurst Ward 0.7 miles1.2 km
- Central Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Penhill and Upper Stratton Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Mannington and Western Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Eastcott Ward 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Haydon Wick Parish 1.4 miles2.3 km
- Priory Vale Ward 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Walcot and Park North Ward 1.8 miles3 km
- Shaw Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Blunsdon St. Andrew Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
Example postcodes in Central Swindon North
SN2 1FU, SN2 8UU, SN2 8DJ, SN2 2HS, SN2 5JU, SN25 3DA, SN2 2QJ, SN2 5EY, SN2 1PY … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 42.1 miles67.7 km
- Southampton Airport 47.2 miles75.9 km
- Swindon Railway Station 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Kemble Railway Station 12.1 miles19.4 km
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Schools in Central Swindon North
- Crowdys Hill School Special
- Even Swindon Primary School Primary
- Ferndale Primary School & Nursery Primary
- Gorse Hill Primary School Primary
- Moredon Primary School Primary
- Nova Hreod Academy Secondary
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary School Primary
- Seven Fields Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Swindon Academy All ages
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 1.2 miles2 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 3.5 miles5.6 km
- Burderop Park Estate 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 10.5 miles16.9 km
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 10.6 miles17 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 11.5 miles18.5 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 14.1 miles22.7 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 15.6 miles25.1 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 15.7 miles25.3 km
- Wolf Hall Historic site 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Stowell Park Estate 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Cotswold Hills Hill 17.7 miles28.5 km