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Encyclopedia > Borough of Swindon
Borough of Swindon
Image:EnglandSwindon.png
Geography
Status: Unitary, Borough
Region: South West England
Ceremonial County: Wiltshire
Area:
- Total
Ranked 177th
230.10 km²
Admin. HQ: Swindon
ONS code: 00HX
Demographics
Population:
- Total (2005 est.)
- Density
Ranked 80th
184,000
800 / km²
Ethnicity: 95.2% White
2.1% S.Asian
Politics
Swindon Borough Council
http://www.swindon.gov.uk/
Leadership: Leader & Cabinet
Executive: Conservative
MPs: Anne Snelgrove, Michael Wills

Swindon is a borough in Wiltshire ceremonial county , South West England. It was formed in 1974 as the Thamesdown district of Wiltshire, from the municipal borough of Swindon and Highworth Rural District. Image File history File links EnglandSwindon. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1491x1415, 1614 KB) File links The following pages link to this file: Swindon ... The region, also known as Government Office Region, is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity of England in the United Kingdom. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... This article explains the meaning of area as a Physical quantity. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by area. ... To help compare different orders of magnitude and geographical regions, we list here areas between 100 km² and 1000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ... Density (symbol: ρ - Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per volume. ... This is a list of districts of England ordered by population. ... The United Kingdom is divided into four parts, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative & Unionist Party) is currently the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting Members of Parliament (MPs), and the largest in terms of public membership. ... This is a list of MPs elected in the UK general election, 2005 to the House of Commons for the Fifty-Fourth Parliament of the United Kingdom at the United Kingdom general election, 2005, arranged by constituency. ... Anne Christine Snelgrove (born August 7, 1957, Wokingham) is the Labour MP for Swindon South. ... Michael David Wills (born 20 May 1952) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... The Ceremonial counties of England are areas of England that are appointed a Lord-Lieutenant, and are defined by the government with reference to the metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties of England. ... South West England is one of the regions of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... A borough is a political division originally used in England. ...


It covers not just the town of Swindon, but surrounding countryside and the town of Highworth and villages including Wroughton, Chiseldon, Wanborough, Liddington and Badbury Swindon skyline, featuring the David Murray John tower. ...


On April 1, 1997 it was made administratively independent of Wiltshire, with its council becoming a unitary authority. [1] It adopted the name Swindon on April 24, 1997. The former Thamesdown name and logo is still used by the main local bus company of Swindon, called Thamesdown Transport Limited [2] April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ... A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ... April 24 is the 114th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (115th in leap years). ... 1997 (MCMXCVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Economy

This is a chart of trend of regional gross value added of Swindon at current basic prices published (pp.240-253) by Office for National Statistics with figures in millions of British Pounds Sterling.

Year Regional Gross Value Added[1] Agriculture[2] Industry[3] Services[4]
1995 2,654 13 1,023 1,618
2000 4,085 9 1,368 2,708
2003 4,259 8 1,185 3,067

  includes hunting and forestry


  includes energy and construction


  includes Financial Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured


  Components may not sum to totals due to rounding


References

  1. ^ The Wiltshire (Borough of Thamesdown)(Structural Change) Order 1995
  2. ^ Thamesdown Transport Limited Website.


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