Key facts
- UK place.static_image_name
- High Street in Highworth - geograph.org.uk - 2568274.jpg
- UK place.static_image_caption
- West end of the High Street, 2011
- UK place.static_image_alt
- Traffic junction with Queen Anne redbrick house beyond
- UK place.country
- England
- UK place.official_name
- Highworth
- UK place.civil_parish
- Highworth
- UK place.population
- 8258
- UK place.population_ref
- (2021 Census)
- UK place.unitary_england
- Swindon
- UK place.lieutenancy_england
- Wiltshire
- UK place.region
- South West England
- UK place.constituency_westminster
- Swindon North
- UK place.post_town
- Swindon
- UK place.postcode_district
- SN6
- UK place.postcode_area
- SN
- UK place.dial_code
- 01793
- UK place.os_grid_reference
- SU200925
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- market town
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Located in
- Swindon
- Population
- 8151
- Time zone
- UTC±00:00
- Official website
- highworthtowncouncil.gov.uk
- Image
- Traffic lights at Highworth town centre. - geograph.org.uk - 307469.jpg
- Dialing code
- 01793
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- Commons category
- Highworth
- OS grid reference
- SU200925
- postal code
- SN6
- P8168
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Geography
- Governance
- Landmarks
- Transport
- Education
- Churches
- Parish church
- Parish
- Churchyard
- Other churches
- Culture and community
- Media
- Sport
- Public services
- Notable people
- Notes
- References
- External links
thumb|High Street on a winter's day
Highworth is a market town and civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about north-east of Swindon town centre. The 2021 Census recorded a population of 8,258. The town is notable for its Queen Anne and Georgian buildings, dating from its pre-eminence in the 18th century. It also has a 13th-century church, St. Michael and All Angels. The parish includes Sevenhampton village and the hamlets of Hampton and Redlands.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Highworth” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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