Sailing Trust. The North Wilts Model Engineering Society have a miniature railway, with about one mile of track of and gauge. In fiction Author Richard Jefferies (1848–1887) was born at Coate village, a short distance northeast of Coate Water in Chiseldon parish; his home is now a museum. The "New Sea" in his Bevis books was based on Coate Water. References https://library.thehumanjourney.net/828/1/B2005.14.pdfA.pdf Bibliography Wiltshire Ornithological Society (2007) Birds of Wiltshire External links Coate Water – Swindon Council's guide to the country park coatewater.com – Information and Forum Richard Jefferies Museum Swindon advertiser – 2008 non-development campaign Coate Water Miniature Railway Parks and open spaces in Swindon Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1971 Country parks in Wiltshire Local nature reserves in Wiltshire Lakes of Wiltshire