{{Short description|Area of Swindon, England}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Use British English|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox UK place |country = England |official_name = Covingham |static_image_name = Covingham shopping centre, Covingham, Swindon - geograph.org.uk - 306811.jpg |static_image_caption = Covingham square |coordinates = {{coord|51.565|-1.729|type:city(5000)_region:GB-SWD|display=inline,title}} |population = 4009 |population_ref = (2021 census)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |title=Covingham: population statistics, 2021 Census |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/southwestengland/admin/swindon/E04012609__covingham/ |website=CityPopulation.de |date= |access-date=24 April 2023}}</ref> |region= South West England |unitary_england = Borough of Swindon |civil_parish = Covingham |lieutenancy_england = Wiltshire |dial_code=01793 |postcode_district = SN3 |postcode_area = SN |post_town = SWINDON |constituency_westminster = Swindon South |os_grid_reference = SU189852 |website= {{URL|https://www.covingham-pc.gov.uk|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<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of Dorcan Church |url=https://www.dorcanchurch.org.uk/files/dorcan_history.php |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.dorcanchurch.org.uk}}</ref> and is the home of a partnership between the Church of England and the Methodist Church.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dorcan Church |url=https://www.dorcanchurch.org.uk/files/home.php |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=www.dorcanchurch.org.uk}}</ref>
Covingham civil parish was formed in 1983, from parts of Stratton St Margaret and Wanborough parishes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Swindon Registration District |url=https://www.ukbmd.org.uk/reg/districts/swindon.html |access-date=2024-11-24 |website=UK BMD}}</ref> The area is part of the Covingham and Dorcan ward for elections to Swindon Borough Council.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-06-29 |title=Swindon's parliamentary constituencies set to change - what it means for voters |url=https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/23622157.constituency-boundary-changes-mean-swindon-voters/ |access-date=2024-10-05 |website=Swindon Advertiser |language=en}}</ref>
==Freedom of the Parish== The following people have received the Freedom of the Parish of Covingham. {{Expand list|date=May 2022}} * Councillor Derek J. Benfield: 17 May 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title= Councillor Derek Benfield |url=http://www.covingham-pc.gov.uk/index.php/news/130-councillor-derek-benfield |website=Covingham Parish Council |access-date=1 May 2022 |language=en}}</ref>
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==External links== {{Commons category-inline}} * [https://www.covingham-pc.gov.uk Covingham Parish Council]
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Category:Civil parishes in Wiltshire Category:Villages in Wiltshire Category:Geography of Swindon
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