Rodbourne
{{Short description|Suburb of Swindon, Wiltshire, United Kingdom}}
{{For|the village near Malmesbury|Rodbourne, St Paul Malmesbury Without}}
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File:Even Swindon Club, 44 Percy Street, Rodbourne - geograph.org.uk - 1081881.jpg
Rodbourne is a suburb of Swindon in Wiltshire, England, north of the town centre and about {{convert|0.9|mi|km}} northwest of Swindon railway station. It includes an area formerly called Even Swindon.
Northern area
Land to the north of the Wilts and Berks Canal and the Swindon-Cheltenham railway was part of Rodbourne Cheney civil parish until 1928 when the parish was dissolved and the area transferred to Swindon municipal borough.{{cite web|title=Victoria County History - Wiltshire - Vol 9 pp104-119 - Swindon: Growth of the town|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/wilts/vol9/pp104-119|website=British History Online|publisher=University of London|accessdate=8 May 2015}} This area forms part of Rodbourne Cheney electoral ward.{{cite web|title=Rodbourne Cheney Unitary Authority Ward|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000017145|website=Ordnance Survey Linked Data|publisher=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=8 May 2015}}
The Anglican church of St Mary has 13th-century origins but was rebuilt in 1848.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1198311|desc=Church of St Mary, Cheney Manor Road|access-date=8 May 2015}}
Even Swindon
Before the expansion of the town, Even Swindon was a hamlet just south of the canal and the Swindon-Cheltenham railway; it was a tithing of Rodbourne Cheney parish.{{cite web|title=Even Swindon, Wiltshire|url=http://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24508|website=A Vision of Britain|publisher=University of Portsmouth|accessdate=8 May 2015}} Housing began to be built in the 1870s and in 1890 the land was transferred to the municipal borough of Swindon. This area forms part of the Mannington and Western electoral ward.{{cite web|title=Mannington and Western Unitary Authority Ward|url=http://data.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/doc/7000000000017150|website=Ordnance Survey Linked Data|publisher=Ordnance Survey|accessdate=8 May 2015}}
As the population grew, in the 1880s a mission chapel (dependent on St Mary's) was established near the railway works, leading to the building of St Augustine's church at Summers Street, completed in 1908.{{National Heritage List for England|num=1023525|desc=Church of St Augustine|access-date=22 March 2023|fewer-links=yes}}
Although Even Swindon still appears on some maps, by the early 21st century the area was considered to be part of Rodbourne.{{cite web|title=History of Rodbourne|url=http://www.rodbournehistory.org/?page_id=718|publisher=Rodbourne Community History Group|accessdate=8 May 2015}}
There is a primary school, Even Swindon Primary School.{{cite web|title=Even Swindon Primary School|url=http://www.evenswindon.org.uk/|accessdate=8 May 2015}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/community/neighbourhood/rodbourne/welcome/ Your Rodbourne], Swindon Advertiser
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