Highworth

Also known as Highworth, Wiltshire

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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

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Wikidata facts

Population: 8151
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: Rozseč

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Contents

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.