Welcome to Highworth
HIGHWORTH is an attractive market town six miles north of Swindon on the way
to the Cotswolds. Although today Highworth is seen more through its proximity
to Swindon, in the 18th century it was the most important town in North Wiltshire
due to its thriving cattle industry and oriental mat factory.
It had a much larger population than neighbouring Swindon and more than 2000
people lived there. The origins and layout of Highworth are medieval, with
many historical 16th and 17th century features surviving to the present day.
 The
old town core area has even been named as a conservation area to preserve
the town's buildings of architectural and historical interest. The town is
most notable for its Queen Anne and Georgian buildings dating from the town's
preminence in the 18th century.
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Things to see and do
Wroughton
Science museum
Steam - Museum of
the Great Western Railway
The Swindon
and Cricklade Railway
Lydiard House
Arts Centre
Cotswold Wildlife
Park
Uffington
White Horse
Wayland
Smithy
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