Swindon is a large town in Wiltshire, England. At the time of the 2021 Census, the population of the borough was 233,400, making it the largest settlement in the county. Swindon is located in South West England on the M4 corridor, 71 miles to the west of London and 36 miles to the east of Bristol. The Cotswolds lie just to the town’s north and the North Wessex Downs to its south1.
Swindon has a rich history dating back to its origins as a Saxon village named Swine Dun, meaning pig hill or the hill where pigs were bred. The arrival of the Great Western Railway in 1843 transformed Swindon from a small market town into a thriving railway hub that would become one of the largest railway engineering complexes in the world at its peak. Today, Swindon is home to many international companies and attractions such as STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway and Lydiard Park
