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{{Short description|Roundabout in Swindon, England}} {{EngvarB|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox road junction |country=GBR |road_type=A |header_type=minor | name = Magic Roundabout | image = Magic Roundabout Schild db.jpg | image_caption = Sign approaching the Magic Roundabout from the south on the B4289 | maint = | location = [[Swindon]], England | coord = {{coord|51|33|46|N|1|46|17|W|type:landmark_region:GB-SWD_dim:200|display=title,inline}} | roads = {{plainlist| *[[File:UK road A4259.svg|35px]] [[A roads in Zone 4 of the Great Britain numbering scheme|A4259]] (County Road / Queen's Drive) *Fleming Way *Drove Road *Shrivenham Road}} | type = [[Roundabout]] | const = 1972<ref name=BBC40>{{cite news|title=Swindon's 'iconic' Magic Roundabout turns 40|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-19726385|accessdate=9 June 2014|publisher=BBC News|date=26 September 2012}}</ref> | opened = | other_names = | mapframe-zoom = 17 }} The '''Magic Roundabout''' in [[Swindon]], England, is a [[ring junction]] constructed in 1972<ref name=BBC40 /> consisting of five [[Roundabout#Mini-roundabouts|mini-roundabout]]s arranged in a circle. Located near the [[County Ground (Swindon)|County Ground]], home of [[Swindon Town F.C.]], its name comes from the popular children's television series ''[[The Magic Roundabout]]''. In 2009, it was voted the fourth-scariest junction in Britain.<ref name="scary">{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8382506.stm|title=Britain's scariest roads revealed |accessdate=27 November 2009|date=27 November 2009 | publisher=BBC News}}</ref>
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