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Swindon - The Lawns

Nearest town: No Data

Site type: churchyard

Access: Private

Church name: Holy Rood

Diocese: No Data

County: Wiltshire

Country: England

Grid ref: SU160836

Lost yew site: No

Date visited: 1/3/2010

Recorded by: Peter Norton

Protection & responsibility: Local authority

Yews recorded at this site: Notable

Notes: All that remains of the original church is the chancel, now occasionally used as a chapel. Holy Rood, first recorded in 1154, was the original church of Swindon when it was a small hilltop town (before the railway arrived). By the 1840s it was inadequate for the growing population, and the new Christ Church was dedicated in 1851. In 1852 Holy Rood was demolished, apart from the chancel and a few pillars. The churchyard is kept locked and permission to visit must be obtained from Parks & Gardens department.