they have shared facilities at Hunts Copse just north of South Marston, alongside other sports, a bowls club and the Supermarine Sports & Social Club. Notable resident Alfred Williams, poet and steam-hammer operator at Swindon Railway Works, died in South Marston on 10 April 1930 aged 52. Demography A large residential development was built on the site of the Manor House in the mid-1980s. Further development plans were made in 2015. References External links Parish Council History section of the Parish Council website, a referenced resource that summarizes research into the village's history South Marston's aircraft industry at Swindonweb Civil parishes in Wiltshire Borough of Swindon Villages in Wiltshire