Haydon Wick
| Haydon Wick | |
| Wiltshire | |
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| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SU129885 |
| Location: | 51°35’42"N, 1°48’54"W |
| Data | |
| Population: | 25,036 (2021) |
| Post town: | Swindon |
| Postcode: | SN25 |
| Dialling code: | 01793 |
| Local Government | |
| Council: | Swindon |
| Parliamentary constituency: |
Swindon North |
| Website: | haydonwick.gov.uk |
Haydon Wick is a village of Wiltshire, in the north of the county, and which has become a suburb of Swindon. It had a population of 25,036 at the 2021 census. The parish includes a former hamlet, Haydon, and such suburbs as Greenmeadow and Priory Vale.
History
Prior to 1928, Haydon Wick was part of the parish of Rodbourne Cheney.
Gas was installed in 1930, electricity arrived in 1939 and sewers came after 1928.
Originally a small village, during the latter part of the 20th century and the first decade of the 21st, housebuilding increased the number of properties within the parish considerably. Parts of the parish fall within the Priory Vale northern development. The North Swindon District Centre (or Orbital Shopping Park), which includes a large supermarket, is within the parish.
Railway
The Swindon and Cricklade Railway has rebuilt Blunsdon railway station and Hayes Knoll railway station, just outside the parish boundary, and within the parish Taw Valley Halt has been open since 2014. The railway society is currently building a new station at Mouldon Hill.
About the village
The River Ray flows through the parish; it offers pleasant walks and is home to many species of fish and wildlife.
Known locally as Clifford Meadow, Haydon Meadow is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Parish where Anacamptis morio, a rare protected species of Orchid family Orchidaceae may be seen. This flower was adopted as the logo for the Priory Vale development, elements of which lie within the parish.
Mouldon Hill Country Park lies within the parish; the park has a number of paths and walkway together with a delightful hidden lake, and within it a new steam railway station is being created by the Swindon and Cricklade Railway.
Churches
- Church of England: St John the Evangelist[1]
- Independent / evangelical: The Well[2]
- United Reformed Church: Emmanual URC
Outside links
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