Swindon has been named as one of the towns and cities in the UK that has the highest rate of people seeking a divorce.

Research carried out by Weightmans reveals that Swindon ranked number 10 on the list.

The list was accumulated by analysing commonly searched queries such as ‘how to get a divorce’, ‘divorce lawyers’ and ‘divorce’.

The law firm looked at the number of people who searched these divorce-related terms per 100,000 people.

They then compiled a list of those towns and cities in the country that had the highest figures.

Swindon landed in the number 10 spot alongside Exeter with a rate of 38 per 100,000. The number one spot was taken by Norwich, number two by Huddersfield and number three was Bristol.

The Adver reported a few months ago on another study which showed Swindon had one of the highest divorce rates in the country.

Additional research carried out by Divorce-Online found that Swindon ranks number 9 on the list of the areas with the highest rates of divorces per marriage.

The divorce rate in Swindon according to this data was 1 in 414 marriages.