We hold an archive of hundreds of photographs of the people and places. Postcodes in rodbourne, wiltshire, england postcode. Rodbourne community history group new contributions. Top class facilities include meeting and conference rooms plus ample car parking spaces and disabled access. Make a robin proud of their team with their very own personalised swindon history book. The school was extended to accommodate the extra pupils in 1872 and we know something of their school life from the log books that survive from 1878. Manor house and manor cottage is a grade ii listed building in rodbourne cheney, swindon, england. Gordon shaw of the rodbourne history group with a talk that includes local, railway and, of course, family history. It was subsequently demolished to make way for a frozen food supermarket. At rodbourne cheney, theming is a big part of our curriculum. The site had been chosen as a convenient point on the londonbristol line, as swindon was the point at which the cheltenham branch of. The area between dore road and new road was also built up. Rodbourne cheney, wiltshire genealogy familysearch wiki. Join the library, search the catalogue, make renewals and reservations, and find your local library opening times.
About wiltshire, england, church of england marriages and banns, 17541916 marriage registers both the british government and the church had an interest in record keeping, and a 1538 act of parliament required ministers in the church of england to record baptisms, marriages, and burials. Book if you have any more information about these photographs please add a comment to the individual photo. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building. Please note that these units are listed here because their boundaries covered the point location we hold for rodbourne cheney. Swindon sales and lettings are pleased to offer this 2 bedroom house in the heart of swindon. List of swindon libraries with location maps, opening times including extended hours where relevant, contact details and specific facilities. The beginning of a workingclass suburb at even swindon in the parish of rodbourne cheney belongs to the period 18705 following sales of lands there in 1870 and 1871.
Residents of rodbourne cheney and the liddiards came into swindon via roadways. In the 1930s swindon continued to grow and reached a population of 61,000 by 1939. Packed full of photographs old and new, school records and pupils memories past and present it paints a vivid picture of school life through the ages. History of rodbourne cheney, in swindon and wiltshire.
Rodbourne cheney photo gallery contiguous parishes our neighbours blunsdon st. We welcome people of all ages and backgrounds to our church. Read about the history of swindon and see specially selected. Read more about the rodbourne remembers project here. This fully serviced business centre has a range of furnished and unfurnished offices available from around 70 up to 1500 sqft.
View our wide selection of houses and flats for sale in rodbourne road, swindon sn2. Login to the library catalogue to renew or reserve a book. The rodbourne community history group rchg comprises mainly local residents of rodbourne, swindon, wiltshire. At that time swindon was a tiny village but by the late th century swindon had grown into a small town with a weekly market. It is referred to in the 1086 domesday book as suindune, believed to be derived from the old english words swine and dun meaning pig hill or possibly sweyns hill, sweyn being a scandinavian name akin to sven and english swain, meaning a young man. I try my best to keep the data accurate and uptodate, but there are often cases where information is either missing or inccurate, so i appreciate all the help i can get. Rodbourne is a small village in wiltshire, england, in the civil parish of st paul malmesbury without about 2. The average house price in rodbourne road, swindon sn2 is. Monfri 9am6pm, sat 9am1pm closed on sunday and public holidays. See houses and flats from the top agents in rodbourne road, swindon sn2. The site had been chosen as a convenient point on the londonbristol line, as swindon was the point at which the cheltenham branch of the gwr joined the main line. Development also spread to the area around dore road. Rodbourne reedy brook was linked to the manor and parish of rodbourne. Although mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the small settlement only had a.
The rodbourne community history group and st augustines church worked together between 2014 and 2018 to honour and commemorate rodbourne residents who died in the first world war. Coop food can be found close to the crossroads of hawkins street, percy street and rodbourne road, in swindon, wiltshire. Interesting information for rodbourne road, swindon, sn2. If you would like a copy or have more images that youd like to share, please get in touch. In this section we bring you an insight into how our town has changed over the years, and hopefully bring back a few memories for some of you. You can search for units that covered the particular location you are interested in by typing a postcode into our home page, or by using our historic maps section, zooming in, selecting the information option, and then clicking on your location. Manor house and manor cottage, rodbourne cheney, swindon. An old map of wiltshire, handdrawn in 1840 for the renowned cartographic publisher samuel lewis. History of rodbourne rodbourne community history group. Gb historical gis university of portsmouth, history of rodbourne cheney, in swindon and wiltshire map and description, a vision of britain through time. The population estimates for the uk, england and wales, scotland and northern ireland. Read about the history of swindon and see specially. Rodbourne cheney was built up in the 1920s and became a quiet suburb.
Historical swindon then and now swindonweb history. Pattern store and water tank, swindon 55885 historic. Libraries moredon and rodbourne cheney library swindon borough council. Stone slate roof with concrete slates on inner pitch. Conservation area appraisal rodbourne cheney swindon. Do you have any anecdotes, historical information, updates or photographs of this pub. Mary, a parish, in the union of highworth and swindon, hundred of highworth, cricklade, and staple, swindon. Homepage for swindon libraries, including links to all pages in section. We are rebuilding the parish chest website to meet modern technology needs. We are committed to recording the rich history of this special community of rodbourne and making it available to everyone. Rodbourne remembers is a joint project between rodbourne community history group and st augustines church, summers street, rodbourne. History of rodbourne cheney, in swindon and wiltshire map.
Libraries moredon and rodbourne cheney library swindon. Rodbornecheney, a parish in highworth district, wilts. At our school, we follow a broad, relevant, and meaningful curriculum which, as a team, we are very proud of. This page combines information for the address rodbourne road, swindon, sn2 2aa, and the neighbourhood in which it resides. Terminus cafe, 124 rodbourne road, swindon, wiltshire 2k. Apr 11, 2018 rodbourne remembers is a joint project between rodbourne community history group and st augustines church, summers street, rodbourne.
Read about the history of swindon and see specially selected local. Swindon history chronicling swindons rich heritage. Find properties to buy in rodbourne road, swindon sn2 with the uks largest datadriven property portal. Mary, a parish, in the union of highworth and swindon, hundred of highworth, cricklade, and staple, swindon and n. Merely a 1 minute drive from faringdon road and westcott place. It helps get our pupils excited about their education and provides additional structure and context to their learning. Although mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the small settlement only had a population of 1,198 in 1801, at the time of the first official census, slightly less than the neighbouring towns of wootton basset 1,244, cricklade 1,333 and considerably smaller than highworth. Housing began to be built in the 1870s and in 1890 the land was transferred to the municipal borough of swindon. The rodbourne arms was situated on cheney manor road. This collection contains images of church of england parish registers of baptism records from various parishes in wiltshire, england.
History of even swindon the parish church of st augustine, even. Wiltshire, england, church of england births and baptisms. Rodbourne remembers the parish church of st augustine. In 1872 the school at corston closed and the children were moved to the rodbourne school, which became rodbourne and corston mixed school. Would love to read more of these stories about my childhood and growing up. Rodbourne is a suburb of swindon in wiltshire, england, north of the town centre and about 0. After the boundary extensions of 1928 there was urgent need of new schools to serve the northern parts of the borough. Although mentioned in the domesday book of 1086, the small settlement only had a population of 1,198 in 1801, at the time of the first official census, slightly less than the neighbouring towns of wootton basset 1,244, cricklade 1,333 and considerably smaller. Rodbourne later became a tithing in the southeast of malmesbury parish, its boundaries little changed since 1281 including the rodbourne brook to the south. Entries in the log books show that in its early days this was a village school, unaffected, unlike most of the swindon schools, by the requirements of the g. Rodbourne cheney with haydon wick opc vacancy wiltshire opc.
The area used to be known as even swindon due to its location on the lower and flatter land 2km about 1. The anglican church of st augustine was built in 1908. Serviced offices to rent at shaftesbury centre, percy street, rodbourne, swindon, wiltshire arrange a viewing today. Rodbourne photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Rodbourne community history group about the community. We invite you to join us to grow in faith together. Other holdings recorded in the domesday book are at west swindon, where 2 hides were held by ulward and 1. Su 18 nw swindon rodbourne cheney 126 church of st. Rodbourne cheney celebrating reading on world book day. For statistics about rodbourne cheney itself, go to units and statistics. Interesting information for rodbourne road, swindon, sn2 2aa. Both the british government and the church had an interest in record keeping, and a 1538 act of parliament required ministers in the church of england to record baptisms, marriages, and burials. After the reorganization of the swindon schools in 1946 rodbourne cheney school took infants and juniors only.
At rodbourne cheney primary school, we still recognise the importance of books in helping children to learn, develop, and discover new worlds. If you have any additional information about postcodes in rodbourne, wiltshire, please contact me. Rodbourne remembers the parish church of st augustine, even. The 6th june 2019 saw the launch of the swindon heritage action zone. Resources edit edit source civil registration edit edit source. The family history federation is an educational charity supporting over 160 member organisations throughout the world. Rodbourne cheney turning back the clocks for history. Where can i get books on this please i live in bristol but grew up in rodbourne rd. St marys church rodbourne cheney, swindon home facebook. The property consists of large open plan living room dining room featuring beautiful bay window. Rodbourne cheney home page a willingness to learn leads. Rodbourne community history group family history federation. Together we hope to tell the stories of these men and everyone else from rodbourne whoread more. Our second book, published in 2007, plotted the history of the two schools in rodbourne, namely even swindon and jennings street from 1879 to 2007 when.
Church of st mary is a grade ii listed building in rodbourne cheney, swindon, england. The anglosaxon settlement of swindon sat in a defensible position atop a limestone hill. The postcode is within the mannington and western wardelectoral division, which is in the constituency of north swindon. The first known written record of the manor of even swindon mentions that the. Nov 18, 2009 buy books the historic england archive. Wiltshire council wiltshire community history get community. Wiltshire, england, church of england marriages and banns. Children have a thirst for learning at rodbourne cheney primary school, and we are committed to nurturing young writers, performers, readers, international speakers, mathematicians, scientists, historians, geographers, artists, designers, musicians, sportspeople, and computer users. An estate at rodbourne was held by malmesbury abbey from either 701 or 956. Rodbourne cheney primary school is an exceptional place to learn and teach.
Browse a range of property to buy in rodbourne road, swindon sn2 with primelocation. We are not just about the bricks and mortar, but the people who lived in and made. The book kicks off with the earliest newspaper reports from 1926, covering their greatest games and legendary players, leading right up to the latest season. The swindon railway works were begun in 1841 as a repair depot for locomotives on the great western railway. Shaftesbury centre, percy street, rodbourne, swindon. The name swindon is derived from the saxon words swine dun meaning pig hill or the hill where pigs were bred. Residents of rodbourne in swindon public group facebook. Residents of rodbourne in swindon has 2,506 members. Victoria county history wiltshire vol 9 pp104119 swindon. Moredon and rodbourne cheney library is closed until further notice. Property for sale in rodbourne road, swindon sn2 buy. Swindon is a town in wiltshire in the south west of england. A journey through swindon s history including the gwr railway works, the origins of old town, roman settlements, the car industry, dday and chiseldon camp.
Rodbourne cheney conservation area appraisal and management plan. In 187072, john marius wilsons imperial gazetteer of england and wales described rodbourne cheney like this. With the growth of swindons northern suburbs after 1930 numbers in the school rose. Around two hundred years ago, swindon was a quiet and almost unknown market town on a hill in rural north wiltshire. Our second book, published in 2007, plotted the history of the two schools in rodbourne, namely even swindon and jennings street from 1879 to 2007 when even swindon infants moved into new premises. These superbly detailed maps provide an authoritive and fascinating insight into the history and gradual development of our cities, towns and villages. Recording the history and memories of the community of rodbourne in swindon, wilts. The brass war memorial inside st augustines lists 38 men feom rodbourne who paid the ultimate price in the great war. Family history resources and research covering the ancient county of yorkshire, particularly leeds and the west riding. Historical swindon then and now welcome to the swindonweb then and now gallery. However, with the internet becoming an increasingly common learning resource, books risk being marginalised. Newly modernised fitted kitchen leading to a utility room. It also allows us to put together fun and engaging themed activities, such as history dressup day, that make our school an exciting and enjoyable part of our pupils lives.
House prices in rodbourne road, swindon sn2 stand at. Read about the history of swindon and see specially selected local historic. Wiltshire council wiltshire community history get school. Before the expansion of the town, even swindon was a hamlet just south of the canal and the swindon cheltenham railway. A journey through swindons history including the gwr railway works, the origins of old town, roman settlements, the car industry, dday and chiseldon camp. Find out why the history of swindon fc book is the ultimate piece of memorabilia and no. We have developed an exciting and happy community that inspires children to fulfil their potential, and lessons are led by our professional, talented, and committed staff. Children have a thirst for learning at rodbourne cheney primary school, and we are committed to nurturing young writers, performers, readers, international speakers, mathematicians, scientists, historians, geographers, artists, designers, musicians. From its very beginnings the society has attempted to record the social history of the area as shown by the camera since the 1850s. Rodbourne road in swindon is in the south west region of england. Rodbourne road, swindon swindon sales and lettings.