Covingham

Covingham
Covingham
	Covingham square
	Covingham Location within Wiltshire
Population	4,009 (2021 census)
OS grid reference	SU189852
Civil parish	Covingham;
Unitary authority	Borough of Swindon;
Ceremonial county	Wiltshire;
Region	South West;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	SWINDON
Postcode district	SN3
Dialling code	01793
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Dorset and Wiltshire
Ambulance	South Western
UK Parliament	Swindon South;
Website	Parish Council

Covingham is an eastern area of Swindon, England, which was developed in the 1960s as part of Swindon's eastward expansion towards the A419.

St Paul's Church was built in 1971^[2] and is the home of a partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist Church.^[3]

Covingham civil parish was formed in 1983, from parts of Stratton St Margaret and Wanborough parishes.^[4] The area is part of the Covingham and Dorcan ward for elections to Swindon Borough Council.^[5]

Freedom of the Parish

The following people have received the Freedom of the Parish of Covingham.

^ "Covingham: population statistics, 2021 Census". CityPopulation.de. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
^ "History of Dorcan Church". www.dorcanchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Dorcan Church". www.dorcanchurch.org.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Swindon Registration District". UK BMD. Retrieved 24 November 2024.
^ "Swindon's parliamentary constituencies set to change - what it means for voters". Swindon Advertiser. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
^ "Councillor Derek Benfield". Covingham Parish Council. Retrieved 1 May 2022.

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