Transport in Swindon linked Shaw and Rushey Platt with the gate at Kingshill. The amount levied depended on the type of cart, the number of horses used and the width of wheels (as narrower wheels caused more damage to the road). Major roads near or passing through Swindon: The town is famous for its roundabouts, to the extent of selling yearly calendars featuring a different roundabout for each month. The most notable roundabout is the Magic Roundabout that lies at the junction of Drove Road, Queens Drive and Fleming Way near to the County Ground. The official name of this roundabout used to
A Circle in the Fire unsuccessfully attempts to burn three men in a fiery furnace when they refuse to worship the King's idol. A Circle in the Fire "A Circle in the Fire" is a short story by Flannery O'Connor. It was written in 1954 and published in 1955 in her short story collection "A Good Man is Hard to Find". A devout Roman Catholic, O'Connor often used religious themes in her work. The story involves Mrs. Cope, the owner of a farm in the South, who is visited by three teenage boys, including Powell Boyd, the son of one of her former farm workers.