Rodbourne is a suburb of

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, England, north of the town centre and about northwest of

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. It includes an area formerly called Even Swindon.

Northern area

Land to the north of the

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and the Swindon-Cheltenham railway was part of Rodbourne Cheney

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until 1928 when the parish was dissolved and the area transferred to Swindon municipal borough. This area forms part of Rodbourne Cheney electoral ward. The

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church of St Mary has 13th-century origins but was rebuilt in 1848.

Even Swindon

Before the expansion of the town, Even Swindon was a hamlet just south of the canal and the Swindon-Cheltenham railway; it was a

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of Rodbourne Cheney parish. Housing began to be built in the 1870s and in 1890 the land was transferred to the municipal borough of Swindon. This area forms part of the Mannington and Western electoral ward. As the population grew, in the 1880s a mission chapel (dependent on St Mary's) was established near the railway works, leading to the building of St Augustine's church at Summers Street, completed in 1908. Although Even Swindon still appears on some maps, by the early 21st century the area was considered to be part of Rodbourne. There is a primary school, Even Swindon Primary School.

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