 It is from these records that the name "Swindon" first appears, as well as 'Chepyng Swindon' in 1289 and 'Market Swindon' in 1336.Although Thomas Goddard was granted a weekly market and two fairs a year in 1626, the Market in Swindon was in decline by 1640.However a cattle plague hit nearby Highworth in 1652, allowing Swindon's livestock sales to increase.