Swindon

Swindon is both a town and a borough located in Wiltshire county in Southwest England. It has an average population of 155,000 people, but has been as high as 180,000 people. Swindon has a temperate climate, with roughly equal length winters and summers. The landscape is dominated by the chalk hills of the Wiltshire Downs to the south and east.

Swindon is the birth place of actress Billie Piper, who was born Lianne Paul Piper on September 22nd, 1982. To North American audiences, Billie Piper is best known for playing the role of Rose Tyler, first "companion" to the ninth iteration of the time-travelling Doctor featured in the 2005 relaunch of the BBC series Doctor Who.

People who were born in

 * Billie Piper