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Priory Vale & North Swindon
Priory Vale is a new community in North Swindon made up of the villages Redhouse, Oakhurst, Haydon End and Taw Hill, completing the latest instalment in Swindon's 'Northern Expansion' which began with Abbey Meads and continued at St Andrew's Ridge.
About North Swindon
The Priory Vale area of North Swindon is served by 'Thamesdown Drive', or the 'Northern Orbital Road' which runs through Priory Vale, leading to the new Blunsdon Bypass towards Cirencester.
Close to completion, Priory Vale now comprises just over 6,000 new homes spread over 640 acres. The homes themselves take up 390 acres, interspersed with 82 acres of open space.
Priory Vale is self sufficient in terms of educational requirements. There are currently six local schools in Priory Vale, spread over 45 acres: Red Oaks Primary School, Brimble Hill Primary School, Uplands Secondary School and Isambard Community School all within the Priory Vale Learning Campus in Redhouse, Oakhurst Primary School in Oakhurst and Orchid Vale Primary School in Haydon End whilst Taw Hill is served by St Francis CofE Primary School.
North Swindon is also home to what is reputed to be the largest Asda Wal-Mart store in the UK with 97,000sqft retail space. As well as the superstore, the Orbital Shopping Park also plays host to a number of big name brands such as Homebase, Next and Marks & Spencers as well as a petrol station and the superbly equipped and stocked North Swindon Library.
