 | see also: WEST-COUNTRY MUSEUMS
see also: Wiltshire Museums
THE ANGLO-SAXONS
As King Egbert of Wessex led his army westwards to repel a Viking raid on North Cornwall, the King of Mercia saw an opportunity to extend his territory to the south and assembled his army near Swindon on the edge of Wessex. Egbert repelled the Vikings and returned to route the Mercians at the battle of Ellendune (825) in Wroughton (commemorated in the name of the village shopping centre) to assure the supremacy of Wessex between the south coast, the river Thames and the Cotswolds.
THE SPORT OF KINGS
| Two of Wroughton's public houses, the Ely and the Brown Jack, were named after famous horses which trained in the village. |
The training stables at Wroughton which housed 80-90 horses were world-reknowned and produced several Grand National winners. Amongst the stables' charges were horses belonging to Kings George V, George VI and Edward VIII (as the Prince of Wales, Edward VIII was often to be seen riding on the gallops). When Wroughton aerodrome was established, it took much land from the gallops and Wrughton's trainers moved elsewhere.
see also: Lord Bolingbroke's Stables at Lydiard Park
WORLD WAR I
WORLD WAR II
During World War II, the RAF Maintenance Unit was based in Wroughton. In August 1940, bombs fell in a field near Wroughton aerodrome without any loss of life.
Petter Engines in North Wroughton became Marine Mountings at the beggining of the War and later became known as Lister & Petter after being acquired by Hawker Siddeley.
The Roman Catholic Church
The sisters of the Holy Spirit Missionary Congregation, living in Wroughton, have undertaken missionary work in Swindon since 1964.
Some of the sisters living in the Community of Presentation Sisters in Wroughton taught in the Groundwell Road School in Swindon after 1960. In 1964, the community moved to a convent in Marlowe Avenue, Park North, Swindon.
Ellendune Community Centre
Barrett Way, Wroughton
01793 813307
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Wroughton Public Library
Ellendune Centre, Wharf Road,
Wroughton, Swindon SN4 9LN
01793 464496
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webpage: click here
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Berkeley Road (and Artis Avenue), linking Swindon Road and Perry's Lane on the eastern edge of the town, are a mixture of bungalows and two-storey houses built in the 1950's.
Rising up a hill to the south, the road overlooks the valley bisected by the M4 motorway to Old Town Swindon to the north. The sky-line is dominated by the Princess Margaret Hospital (now replaced by the Great Western Hospital). |
Egbert, King of Wessex
The memorial to Jane Scholes (d.1733) of Wroughton by Richard Farmer of Swindon in the parish church of St. Mary the Virgin in Marlborough is a particularly good example of its kind.
Mr Gosling of the Wiltshire Regiment was awarded the Victoria Cross during World War II.
In 1969, Princess Margaret opened Legge House, a Youth Adventure Centre, in Wroughton and the Girls Friendly Society Hostel in Bath Road, Swindon.
| 825 | | Egbert defeated the Mercians at the Battle of Ellandun (modern Nether
Wroughton) and Wessex became the dominant Saxon kingdom in England. He also conquered
Kent, Sussex and Essex. | | BAAAGCBS BAAAGBHZ BAAAGBIU BAAAGEFP BAAAGBRO BAAAGEFQ | | 825 | | Egbert, king of Wessex, repels the Vikings in North Cornwall and returns to route the Mercians at the battle of Ellendune (modern Wroughton, Swindon) assuring the predominance of Wessex
The Cornish defeated by Ecgberht at Gafulford (modern Galford on the River Lew in West Devon)
He also conquered Kent, Sussex and Essex
Check out Nether Wroughton
| | BAAAGCEK BAAAGBAV BAAAGCBS BAAAGBHZ BAAAGBIU BAAAGDDL BAAAGDDN BAAAGEFP BAAAGEFQ | | 1940.Apr.01 | | Opening of No 15 Maintenance Unit the new airfield at Wroughton, Wilts.
Aircraft were modified and prepared for action in front line stations at Wroughton | | | | 1940.Aug | | Bombs fell in a field near Wroughton aerodrome, Wilts. without any loss of life
RAF Maintenance Unit was based in Wroughton | | | | 1972 | | Wroughton airfield (Wilts.) becomes RN Aircraft Yard Wroughton when the Royal Navy becomes responsible for maintianing aircraft for all three services | | BAAAGCDL | | 1978 | | Closure of Wroughton airfield, Wilts. | | | | 1979 | | First aricraft fly into old Wroughton airfield (Wilts.) as part of the Science Museum\'s collection | | | | 1980.May.01 | | Science Museum formally takes over Wroughton airfield, Wilts. | | | | 2003.Sep | | Demolition work starts at Princess Alexandra Hospital (RAF), Wroughton | | | | 2003.Nov.05 | | David Wilson Homes and Haley Conference Centres given planning permission for 150 homes and conference centre on site of Princess Alexandra Hospital (RAF), Wroughton | | |
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Swindon, Wiltshire, England | 3 km SW | | Wraxall
Dorset, England | 0.7 km SW | | Old Town
Swindon,
Wiltshire, England | 2.4 km NW | | Park
South
Swindon, Wiltshire, England | 3.9 km NW | | Okus
Swindon, Wiltshire, England | 2.5 km N | | Kingshill
Swindon, Wiltshire, England | 3.2 km N | | Overtown
, Wiltshire, England | 2.4 km SW | | | | | OTHER PLACES | | Coate Water
Country Park
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Built
as a reservior to supply the Berks and Wilts Canal, Cote Water was inhabitted in
the Stone Age | 3.1 km NE | | Old Town Museum and Art Gallery
Bath Road, Old Town, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4BA
Museum of local history; industry and art gallery. | 4 km NE | | Coate Stone Circle
Coate,
Swindon, Wiltshire, England | 4 km NE | | Barbury Castle
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
The Iron Age hill fort on the ridgeway dominates the
downland to the south or Swindon and Wroughton | 5 km SE | | Lydiard
Park & House
Swindon, Wiltshire, England | 5.5 km NW | | Liddington Castle
Swindon, Wiltshire, England
The Iron Age hill fort which overlooks the M4 motorway and modern
Swindon is within sight of nearby Barbury Castle | 6.6 km SE | | Windmill Hill
Wiltshire, England
5,500-year-old Neolithic causewayed enclosure - one of the earliest
Neolithic settlements in England | 11.2 km SW | | | | | Camping Sites | | Forest Holidays
Postern Hill Campsite, Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4ND | | 14 km SW | | Blackland Leisure Ltd
Stockley Lane, Calne, Wiltshire SN11 0NQ | | 18.5 km SE | | Hill View Park
Oare, Wiltshire SN8 4JE | | 18.8 km SW | | North Leaze Farm Camp Site
North Leaze Farm, Highworth, Wiltshire SN6 7QT | | 18.8 km SW | | | | | Hotels | | The Swindon Marriott Hotel
Pipers Way, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 1SH | | 2.3 km NW | | Wheatsheaf Hotel
32 Newport St, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3DP | | 2.6 km NW | | Bradford Guest House
40 Devizes Rd, Old Town, Wiltshire SN1 4BG | | 2.6 km NW | | Fusion Restaurant Bar & Hotel
24 High St, Old Town, Wiltshire SN1 3EP | | 2.8 km NW | | The Regent Hotel
151-152 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3BU | | 3.1 km NW | | | | | Police Stations | | Wootton Bassett Police Station
Lime Kiln, Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire SN4 7JJ | | 7.8 km NE | | Highworth Police Station
Newburgh Place, Highworth, Wiltshire SN6 7DN | | 12.8 km NW | | Marlborough Police Station
George Lane, Marlborough, Wiltshire SN8 4DB | | 13 km SW | | Cricklade Police Station
High St, Cricklade, Wiltshire SN6 6DF | | 13.4 km NE | | | | | Post Offices | | Lawn PO
44 Guildford Avenue, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 1JE | | 3.1 km NW | | Park PO
31-33 Cavendish Square, Swindon, Wiltshire SN3 2LP | | 4 km NW | | | | | Public Houses | | Three Tuns Hotel
Devizes Rd, Wroughton, Wiltshire SN4 0SA | | 0.4 km SW | | The Brown Jack
1 Priors Hill, Wroughton, Wiltshire SN4 0RT | | 0.7 km SW | | Beer Cellar World Wide Ltd
39 Woodland View, Swindon, Wiltshire SN4 9AA | | 1.1 km NW | | The Globe
29 Eastcott Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3LT | | 2.9 km NW | | The Clifton Inn
Clifton St, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3PY | | 3 km NW | | The Castle Hotel
28 Prospect Place, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3LQ | | 3 km NW | | Duke of Wellington
27 Eastcott Hill, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3JG | | 3 km NW | | | | | Restaurants | | Connies
53 Devizes Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4BG | | 2.6 km NW | | Lacasita Mexican Resturant & Takeaway
6 Devizes Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4BJ | | 2.8 km NW | | Poms Thai Cusine
24 High St, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3EP | | 2.8 km NW | | Il-Capricorno Restorante
Marlborough House, 26 High St, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3EP | | 2.8 km NW | | Jalapenos Tex Mex Restaurant
16 Wood St, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4AB | | 2.9 km NW | | Mario`s Trattoria
7 Wood St, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4AN | | 2.9 km NW | | New Biplob
12-14 Wood St, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4AB | | 2.9 km NW | | Biplob Tandoori Restaurant
12-14 Wood St, Old Town, Wiltshire SN1 4AB | | 2.9 km NW | | Picklejohns
25-27 Wood St, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4AN | | 2.9 km NW | | Blue Spice
122 Victoria Rd, Old Town, Wiltshire SN1 3BH | | 2.9 km NW | | Eastern Eye
116 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3BH | | 2.9 km NW | | Curry Garden
90 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3BD | | 3 km NW | | Haweli Bilti Ghar
89 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3BD | | 3 km NW | | The Running Horse
Wootton Bassett Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 4NQ | | 3 km NE | | Gaetano`s Italian Restaurant
131 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3BU | | 3.1 km NW | | Thai Orchid
133-134 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3BU | | 3.1 km NW | | Beefeater Restaurant & Pub
The Grove, Drove Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3AG | | 3.3 km NW | | Rafu`s Tandoori
188-189 Victoria Rd, Swindon, Wiltshire SN1 3DF | | 3.4 km NW |
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