Covingham

{{Short description|Area of Swindon, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=August 2019}}

{{Infobox UK place

|country = England

|official_name = Covingham

|static_image_name = Covingham shopping centre, Covingham, Swindon - geograph.org.uk - 306811.jpg

|static_image_caption = Covingham square

|coordinates = {{coord|51.565|-1.729|type:city(5000)_region:GB-SWD|display=inline,title}}

|population = 4009

|population_ref = (2021 census){{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Covingham: population statistics, 2021 Census |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/swindon/E04012609__covingham/ |website=CityPopulation.de |date= |access-date=24 April 2023}}

|region= South West England

|unitary_england = Borough of Swindon

|civil_parish = Covingham

|lieutenancy_england = Wiltshire

|dial_code=01793

|postcode_district = SN3

|postcode_area = SN

|post_town = SWINDON

|constituency_westminster = Swindon South

|os_grid_reference = SU189852

|website= {{URL|https://www.covingham-pc.gov.uk|Parish Council}}

}}

Covingham is an eastern area of Swindon, England, which was developed in the 1960s as part of Swindon's eastward expansion towards the A419.

St Paul's Church was built in 1971{{Cite web |title=History of Dorcan Church |url=https://www.dorcanchurch.org.uk/files/dorcan_history.php |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.dorcanchurch.org.uk}} and is the home of a partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist Church.{{Cite web |title=Dorcan Church |url=https://www.dorcanchurch.org.uk/files/home.php |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.dorcanchurch.org.uk}}

Covingham civil parish was formed in 1983, from parts of Stratton St Margaret and Wanborough parishes.{{Cite web |title=Swindon Registration District |url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/swindon.html |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=UK BMD}} The area is part of the Covingham and Dorcan ward for elections to Swindon Borough Council.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=Swindon's parliamentary constituencies set to change - what it means for voters |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/23622157.constituency-boundary-changes-mean-swindon-voters/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Swindon Advertiser |language=en}}