St Mary's Church, Swindon

Name: St Mary's Church
Address: Purton House Church End, Swindon, SN5 4EB, United Kingdom
Telephone: 017930770077

#18 among attractions in Swindon

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St Mary's Church is in the village of Purton in north Wiltshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Bristol. It is one of only three churches in England to have both a western tower and a central spire. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage. ()

Coordinates: 51°35'0"N, 1°51'42"W

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Purton House Church EndSwindon SN5 4EB United Kingdom

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017930770077

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St Mary's Church – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Swindon Designer Outlet, Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon Stadium, Lydiard Park.

3.2 miSE
Shopping, Shopping centre
Swindon Designer Outlet, Swindon
81 min walk • Swindon Designer Outlet is a covered designer outlet in Swindon, England. The outlet occupies the restored Great Western railway works and is owned by McArthurGlen. Built by Tarmac Construction and opened in March 1997, it is located a few miles from junction 16 of the M4 motorway.
3.2 miSE
Museum, Specialty museum
Museum of the Great Western Railway, Swindon
82 min walk • STEAM – Museum of the Great Western Railway, also known as Swindon Steam Railway Museum, is located at the site of the old railway works in Swindon, England – Wiltshire's 'railway town'. The museum opened in 2000 and replaced the former GWR Museum, which was located on Faringdon Road in Swindon, which had opened on 22 June 1962.
3.4 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Swindon Stadium, Swindon
87 min walk • Swindon Stadium, also known as the Abbey Stadium, is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing track and speedway track in Blunsdon, Swindon, England.
1.6 miS
Park, Vernacular architecture
Lydiard Park, Swindon
42 min walk • Lydiard Park is a 260-acre country park at Lydiard Tregoze, which was its formal name, about 3 miles west of central Swindon, Wiltshire, England, near Junction 16 of the M4 motorway.
1.3 miE
Park
Mouldon Hill Country Park, Swindon
35 min walk • Mouldon Hill Country Park is a country park to the north west of the town centre of Swindon, within the parish of Haydon Wick and close to Thamesdown Drive. It is owned and managed by Swindon Borough Council.
1.6 miS
Museum
Lydiard House, Swindon
41 min walk • Lydiard Park is a 260-acre country park at Lydiard Tregoze, which was its formal name, about 3 miles west of central Swindon, Wiltshire, England, near Junction 16 of the M4 motorway.
3.4 miSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Wootton Bassett Museum, Royal Wootton Bassett
88 min walk • Wootton Bassett Museum is a local museum in the market town of Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, England. It is located in the town hall which is a Grade II listed building.
1.4 miW
Forts and castles
Ringsbury Camp
35 min walk • Ringsbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort, thought to date from approximately the year 50BC, in the civil parish of Purton in Wiltshire, England. The site is a scheduled monument.
3.3 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St Mark's Church, Swindon
83 min walk • St Mark's Church is in Church Place, Swindon, Wiltshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Swindon, the archdeaconry of Malmesbury, and the diocese of Bristol. Its benefice is united with those of St Aldhelm, Swindon, St Luke, Swindon, and St Saviour, Swindon, to form the benefice of Swindon New Town.
2.8 miSE
Architecture, Church
St Augustine's Church, Swindon
73 min walk • The Church of St. Augustine is an Anglican parish church in Even Swindon, an area of the town of Swindon, Wiltshire, England. The church was built to serve the spiritual needs of people moving to Swindon because of the Great Western Railway Works.
3.8 miSE
Concerts and shows, Theater
Wyvern Theatre, Swindon
97 min walk • The Wyvern Theatre in Swindon, Wiltshire, is named after the mythical wyvern which was once the emblem of the kings of Wessex. It was opened on 7 September 1971 by Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip. It is managed on behalf of Swindon Borough Council by Wyvern Theatre Ltd, a subsidiary of HQ Theatres Ltd.