About the Parish
Earliest Settlement
'Blunsdon' - the hill belonging to Blunt. Rising from the mists above the forests and marshes on the plain to Castle Hill, a univallate Iron Age fort, where our earliest ancestors fortified and built a settlement.
Roman Influence
Much later the Romans drove their Ermin Street out of Corinium Dobunnorum (Cirencester) towards Durocornovium (Wanborough) and on towards Venta Bulgarum (Winchester) in the south and Calleva Atrebatum (Silchester) in the east. This crossed the ancient byway, Lady Lane/Broadbush, now more commonly recognised as the B4019.
A Thriving and Growing Community
The Parish of Blunsdon has been one of the fastest growing in the Borough of Swindon. At the 2001 Census, 2250 dwellings were registered. We now have a population of about 10,000! There are not many Parishes that grow at that rate so there is a lot for us to do!
Local Maps
Blunsdon Village:
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Churches
There are 6 Churches in the Parish: St Andrew's, on Blunsdon Ridge, The Methodist Church, the Baptist Church, St Leonard's in Broad Blunsdon, Abbey Meads Church of Christ the Servant and the North Swindon Baptist Church, meeting at Abbey Meads Community Primary School. Link to Church locations.
Schools
| School | Address | Location |
| Abbey Meads Community Primary School | Hugo Drive, Abbey Meads, Swindon, SN25 4GY
Telephone: 01793 723239 Fax: 01793 723201 Email: admin@abbeymeads.swindon.sch.uk |
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| Bridlewood Primary School | Chartwell Road, Redhouse, Swindon, SN25 2EX
Telephone: 01793 706830 Fax: 01793 705643 Email: admin@bridlewood.swindon.sch.uk |
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| Brimble Hill Primary Special School | The Learning Campus, Tadpole Lane, Redhouse, Swindon, SN25 2NB Telephone: 01793 493900 Fax: 01793 493902 Email: admin@brimblehill.swindon.sch.uk |
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| Isambard Community School | Redhouse Way, Redhouse, Swindon, SN25 2ND
Telephone: 01793 705400 Fax: 01793 707596 Email: admin@isambard.swindon.sch.uk |
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| Red Oaks Primary School | North Swindon Learning Campus, Redhouse, Swindon, SN25 2AN Telephone: 01793 493920 Fax 01793 493921 Email: admin@redoaks.swindon.sch |
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| St Leonard's School | Linley Road, Blunsdon, Swindon SN26 7AP
Telephone: 01793 721423 Fax: 01793 700748 E-mail: bursar@standrews.swindon.sch.uk |
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| Uplands Special School | The Learning Campus, Tadpole Lane, Swindon, SN25 2NB Telephone: 01793 493910 Fax: 01793 493912 E-mail: admin@uplands.swindon.sch.uk |
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