Roundway

Coordinates: 51°22′05″N 1°58′51″W / 51.36806°N 1.980812°W / 51.36806; -01.980812

Roundway
Roundway  Roundway shown within Wiltshire
Population	2,267 (as of 2001)
OS grid reference	SU019651
Shire county	Wiltshire
Region	South West
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Devizes
Postcode district	SN10
Dialling code	01380
Police	Wiltshire
Fire	Wiltshire
Ambulance	Great Western
EU Parliament	South West England
UK Parliament	Devizes
List of places: UK • England • Wiltshire

Roundway is a Parish near to Devizes in English county of Wiltshire.

Roundway is still a parish independent from Devizes, but housing development has continued over northwards from Devizes over the parish boundary. In the census of 2001, the village had a population of 2,267. It is located in the north of Devizes, and lies off the A361, which passes from Devizes to Swindon. Roundway provides a bypass from the north of Devizes to the west through Conscience Lane.

The village is home to the Devizes White Horse, a chalk hill figure of a horse that was created in September 1999 to celebrate the millennium. It replaces the white horse of Devizes (Snob's Horse) that was lost after 1845.

The village used to have a hospital serving Devizes until it was closed in 1995, after the decision to close it was made in 1989, in favour of the locally famous Green Lane hospital in the south of Devizes.

Most of the land surrounding Roundway is used for agricultural purposes and to the north of Roundway is Roundway Hill, a popular place for walking, kite fyling and model aircraft flying.

Oliver Cromwell fought at the Battle of Roundway Down in 1643 which was fought on the Roundway downs, hence the alternative name for the Roundway Downs, 'Olivers Castle'.

See also

• Devizes
• Roundway Down and Covert, a nearby Site of Special Scientific Interest
• Henry Billington a tennis player is born there. He is the maternal grandfather of tennis player Tim Henman.

References

• "Wiltshire Council - Wiltshire Community History Get Community Information". Wiltshire Council. http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk/community/getcom.php?id=190. Retrieved 2010-05-14. 

External Links

• http://www.roundwayparishcouncil.gov.uk/