Covingham | |
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Covingham shopping centre | |
Location within Wiltshire | |
Population | 4,009 (2021 census) [1] |
OS grid reference | SU189852 |
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Unitary authority | |
Ceremonial county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SWINDON |
Postcode district | SN3 |
Dialling code | 01793 |
Police | Wiltshire |
Fire | Dorset and Wiltshire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament | |
Website | Parish Council |
Covingham is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, now part of the built-up area of the town of Swindon. It was developed in the 1960s as part of Swindon's eastward expansion towards the A419. St Paul's Church is the main parish church of the village. [2]
The following people and military units have received the Freedom of the Parish of Covingham.
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