Freshbrook is a suburb

Suburb

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 in the west of Swindon

Swindon

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, UK, located close to junction 16 of the M4 motorway

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 (51.54°N 01.84°W). Most houses in the area are found in cul-de-sac

Cul-de-sac

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s, except for those on the few main roads Freshbrook has. The suburb is served by a "village centre" known colloquially

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 as Freshbrook Shops.

Adjacent areas are Grange Park to the north, Toothill to the east, Blagrove Industrial Estate to the south, and Windmill Hill Business Park to the west. A new housing development, Wichelstowe, will be south-east of Freshbrook in the near future. However, this will be severed from Freshbrook by Great Western Way and the main railway line

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History

Freshbrook was built during the early 1980s as part of the 'West Swindon' urban extension of Swindon.

Transport

Main roads are Gainsborough Way, Worsley Road, Rowton Heath Way, and Liskeard Way.

Freshbrook is served by the number 8 with a 54A service running twice a day to Wootton Bassett and the 55A service on Sundays and weekday evenings) buses, all operated by Stagecoach

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.

Education

The area has one school, Millbrook Primary School. Freshbrook did have two primary schools, Freshbrook and Windmill Hill. Due to an ageing population these were merged to form Millbrook (an amalgamation of the two previous school names), which is situated on the site of Freshbrook School.

For secondary education, residents of Freshbrook can use Greendown Community School, Bradon Forest, or Ridgeway School.

Leisure and Recreation

The Link centre lies to one side of Freshbrook and can contains entertainment such as a library, ice rink and wall climbing facilities. On the same complex are several local shops and a branch of the ASDA food-store.

Local Councillors

Freshbrook, along with Grange Park & the Prinnels, is served by 3 local councillors:

Cllr Mick Bray (due for re-election in 2012 as all councillors are up for election this year)

Cllr Michael Dickinson (due for re-election in 2011)

Cllr Peter Greenhalgh (due for re-election in 2012)