It can be hired for a wide range of activities and community. Swindon is recorded in the domesday book as a manor in the hundred of blagrove. The modern town of swindon is built on and around a hill that stands over 450 ft 140 m above sealevel, now known as swindon hill. Phoenix surgery, swindon, wiltshire general practice. The domesday book 1086 gives us the best picture of the community at the end of the saxon period. Swindons hidden gems are revealed to the world in a new book by local blogger. West swindon based local historian frances bevan describes the history of the farm that covered much of toothill before modern day development started in 1974 toothill in west swindon was the site of the ancient antiocks well, famous for its miraculous and healing properties. Patients can contact phoenix surgery at 01793 600440 for appointments. Swindon wiltshire england in toothill, wiltshire gumtree. Toothill farm, back in the mists of time swindon link. Homepage for swindon libraries, including links to all pages in section. Contact information toothill community centre bookonline. Bookonline offers a fully configurable website and online booking system for community and sports centres that handles taking bookings, centre administration, billing and setup toothill community centre. Hobnob press, local history books about wiltshire, dorset, hampshire, somerset, including guidebooks, archaeology.
Property details for 10 kirkstall close toothill swindon. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Toot hill, essex, a village toothill, wiltshire, a settlement near freshbrook, swindon, wiltshire toothill, west yorkshire, a settlement in west yorkshire. How the silver book, published in 1968, set the scene for the next phase of town expansion west of swindon, marked by the arrival of the first.
A roman building near the west end of westlecott road was excavated in 1897. Toothill fort, or toothill ring, or toothill camp, the site of an iron age univallate hillfort in hampshire people edit john toothill 18661947, english rugby union footballer. Toothill community centre is situated in the heart of the residential area of toothill in west swindon. The anglosaxons left many lasting marks on the landscape and surroundings, including names for local places and features and ultimately the future name of swindon, possibly derived from the words swine for pig and down for hill. It charted swindons history since 1952 until the present day. The gwr works finally closed in 1986, although it was wound down slowly with some employees remaining until 1987. Wiltshire council wiltshire community history get community.
The swindon society recording the changing face of. Surveys and excavations at kiln park in toothill during the early 1970s, found about 40 pottery kilns and in 2004, a dig took place at groundwell ridge. Later a wooden church was built on higher chalk land to the northwest of the stream. It can be hired for a wide range of activities and community events such as childrens parties, cultural and faith gatherings, fetes and craft fayres, wellbeing and health support, toddler and young peoples activities, dance and performance arts, training, seminars and conferences. Centre overview toothill community centre bookonline. Toothill farm house, toothill, west swindon,wiltshire, south west england. It was here also that the first out of town shopping centre was built in swindon, by carrefour. Phoenix surgery is one of the leading gp practice in swindon and it is located at dunwich drive, toothill, swindon, wiltshire, sn5 8sx.
The town has a fascinating, many layered, multifaceted history. Other holdings recorded in the domesday book are at west swindon, where 2 hides were held by ulward and 1. Property details for 21 beverley toothill swindon sn5 8bh. You will be really surprised how much a centre of roman life swindon is and we really want people who live here to find out more about important local history from 2,000 years ago. Wheatley limestone has been quarried to the north west and where the parish meets the marlborough. Join the library, search the catalogue, make renewals and reservations, and find your. Toothill photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. Swindon is first mentioned by name in domesday book. The swindon society recording the changing face of swindon. We meet on the 2nd wednesday of each month at goddard park school, swindon in welcome avenue, sn3 2qn. Its location to the north of the marlborough downs and on the southern end of the vale of white horse, with access to the river cole and others, made it suitable for use as farming land there have been settlements around the hill since prehistoric. Swindon is a large town in the ceremonial county of wiltshire, south west england, between. In the 1980s swindon expanded west, with toothill and freshbrook forming the area now known as west swindon.