Swindon (GB)

Swindon Station cancel with duplex 881

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Swindon is a town in Wiltshire, England. At the 2021 Census the population of the town was 201,669, making it the largest settlement in the county. Located in South West England, Swindon lies between Bristol, 35 miles to its west, and Reading, equidistant to its east.

Recorded in the 1086 Domesday Book as Suindune, it was a small market town until the mid-19th century, when it was selected as the principal site for the Great Western Railway's repair and maintenance works, leading to a marked increase in its population. The new town constructed for the railway workers produced pioneering amenities such as the UK's first lending library and a 'cradle-to-grave' healthcare centre that was later used as a blueprint for the NHS.

After the Second World War, the town expanded dramatically again, as industry and people moved from London to designated New or Expanded Towns such as Swindon. One of the fastest growing towns in Europe during the second half of the 20th century, its economy diversified, attracting large international companies as the railway works declined and finally closed in the 1980s.

Swindon (GB)

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Meter cancels

Meter cancel Swindon 1985

Meter cancel Swindon 1985

Cards and Covers

1961

Sub-Offices

Oxford Road

1948 FDC posted at Oxford Road Office, Swindon. Wilts.

Swindon Station

Postcard cancelled by the Swindon Station 881 duplex.