Growth
Swindon started life as a small market town, which then grew considerably after the Great Western Railway chose to build its main engineering works here in 1841. When the industry declined, Swindon's future was uncertain, now hi-tech and multinational companies have chosen it as home and continue to prosper.
The town has ambitious plans to grow further over the next 20 years, including an additional 350,000 new homes and 350,000 new jobsincreasing the population to 250,000.