Swindon

Swindon is situated at southwest of England. It is considered to be a big town by geographical area and comes under the jurisdiction of Wiltshire country. It is in the middle of east and west direction i.e Bristol and Reading. It is 78 miles to the capital of United Kingdom. Swindon engaged at a rapid pace in its population during expansion as a town in 1950’s. Swindon residents commonly called themselves as Swindonians and have a library that covers 152 miles of bookshelves. It also has headquarters of the National Trust and the English Heritage National Monument Record Centre. A Honda car industrial plant office situated in this town.

History

During to its initial stage, the town was small and usually did business in barter system. The real business happened on the upper part of the town which is usually known as old town nowadays. During the industrial revolution, it got acceleration and during this period wilts and Berks canal was constructed which helped in the further growth of this town. Thus its sponsorship from Wiltshire Council was put down. All the locomotives of the Great Western Railway took to Swindon works for repair and maintenance. From the late 18^th century, a small portion of the salary was collected for healthcare fund. They got medical treatment for themselves as well as for their family. The tallest building of the town was built by a famous figure David Murray John. This building is named after him. Swindon area is very crucial as far as property is concerned. The average household income of people of Swindon is very high.

Climate

Swindon has a climatic condition similar to the British Isles with average moderate mild winters and cool summers due to its latitude position. It is at the elevation of 145 meters above the ground which makes it cool throughout the year. RAF Lyneham is the weather station of the Swindon. It provides an update of day to day basis. The temperature is quite low over here due to its establishment on higher altitude.

Governance

In the month of April 1997, it became a unitary authority. The region of Swindon includes perishable as well as the non-perishable region. It is represented by two Member of Parliament i.e Robert Buckland and Justice Tomlinson far cry from 1997 when there was only one seat.

Geography and Demography

The region is mostly covered by high hills to south and east direction. The river Cole is the famous river in the region. White British with 84% strength is in majority and followed by Asian 7% and black 1.5%.

Economy

The prominent brand of various field such as Honda, BMW, Dolby labs,  Halcrow engineering services, Retailer WH Smith is notable names which have their establishment over this region. They are providing a large number of job opportunities to the regional people. It also has headquartered of country’s space agency.

 Media

The media plays a prominent role in strengthening the pillars of the development. Online media went to extra mile among all other platforms. Swindon has many advertising firms like Swindon Advertiser is prominent among them. Print, radio, and television are the other ones that set up their game with the same pace. There are two transmission regions of the single region i.e The Thames Valley and the West of England. Swindon Viewpoint had been the cable television for the region for 9 years. 

Education   

The borough of Swindon has a number of academic institutions at primary, secondary and technical level. A few secondary schools are commonweal school, the Dorcan Academy and much more. For Higher Education, the services of New College and Swindon College are highly appreciated.