page_title: Hannington, Wiltshire
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Hannington, Wiltshire / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: The parish of Hannington as shown on a Ordnance Survey map from 1945.
context_page_description: Hannington is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, two miles northwest of Highworth, and now part of the Borough of Swindon. The parish includes the hamlets of Hannington Wick and Swanborough. The nearest town is Swindon 5.5 miles and the County town of Wilshire, Trowbridge, is 29.5 miles. The River Thames forms both the northern boundary of the parish and the county boundary with Gloucestershire.
  John Marius Wilson of the Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales in 1870 described the village of Hannington as:
  A village and a parish in Highworth district, Wilts. The village stands 2 miles W by N of Highworth, 2 S of the river Thames at the boundary with Gloucester, and 7 NE of Swindon Junction r. station; is a pretty place, built in the form of the letter Y; and has a post office under Swindon.
context_section_description: Road
  Hannington is serviced by two main roads, Nell Hill connecting villages of Kempsford and Hannington Wick in the north. The alternate route is Queens Road which runs the entire length of village allowing access to Lushill north west of the village and Highworth in the south east. Queens Road is also the major route that connects Hannigton to the A419 road and Swindon.
  Railway
  The village has been without access to rail network since 1962 when the Highworth branch line closed following depleting passenger numbers. The railway was established on 9 May 1883, originally planned to be built by construction firm James Hinton and James Haynes however delays to construction forced the sale of the project to Great Western Railway. The completed railway connect Hannigton with stations at Stratton, Stanton and Highworth.
caption: Hannington picture on OS map
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