Nythe, Eldene and Liden

Nythe, Eldene and Liden is a civil parish in the eastern suburbs of the town of Swindon, England. In addition to the residential areas of Nythe (in the north), Eldene and Liden (southwest and southeast), the parish has the Dorcan industrial area.GeographyDorcan Way forms the north and east boundaries of the parish. To the west is Swindon Rugby Football Club, with Greenbridge industrial estate beyond (in Stratton St Margaret parish). To the south is the boundary of the former municipal borough of Swindon, which partly follows the course of the Dorcan Stream.HistoryThe Ordnance Survey map of 1948 shows the area as farmland. In the 1960s, as part of Swindon's eastward expansion, the entire area became a privately built housing estate.Following a Community Governance Review in 2013, Nythe obtained independence from Stratton St Margaret, becoming a new parish in its own right with effect from 1 April 2015. After a further review in 2016, the parish was extended to include Eldene and Liden, which were previously unparished areas; from 1 April 2017 the name of the parish is Nythe, Eldene and Liden. The parish has nine councillors.AmenitiesThe parish has a community centre, a primary school and Nyland Campus, a primary school for children with special needs. The local secondary school is Dorcan Academy on the other side of Dorcan Way, in Covingham.