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Borough of Swindon
The Borough of Swindon is a local government authority in South West England. It is centred on the town of Swindon and forms part of the ceremonial county of Wiltshire. It was formed in 1974 as the Thamesdown district of Wiltshire, from former areas of the municipal borough of Swindon and Highworth Rural District.
On 1 April 1997 it was made administratively independent of Wiltshire County Council, with its council becoming a new unitary authority.〔(The Wiltshire (Borough of Thamesdown)(Structural Change) Order 1995 )〕 It adopted the name Swindon on 24 April 1997. The former Thamesdown name and logo are still used by the main local bus operator, Thamesdown Transport Limited.〔(Thamesdown Transport Limited Website ).〕
==Geography==
The borough of Swindon occupies an area in the north east corner of Wiltshire and is bordered by two other counties, Gloucestershire (to the north) and Oxfordshire (to the east). Also, West Berkshire is only a short distance from the borough’s south eastern tip.
The landscape is marked by the River Thames guiding the northern border and the Marlborough Downs encroaching to the south.
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