Cricklade is a village as well as civil church on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and also Cirencester. It is the initial downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association represents the regional service area as well as has close relate to various other charitable organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, and also the charity that runs the leisure centre. Cricklade's lots of pubs include the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and the Red Lion. Drinks are additionally cost the White Horse Members' Club and the recreation centre. An above-average proportion of the ward population ward was retired at the time of the 2011 census. There is a local gallery in Calcutt Street run by the Cricklade Historical Society, housed in a former Baptist church. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a veteran local of Cricklade and a relocating spirit behind the establishment of the society. His book Materials for a History of Cricklade and also different write-ups have improved the research of local history in the community. Cricklade has been twinned with the French community of Sucé-sur-Erdre because 1990. In June 2010 the 20th anniversary was celebrated in Cricklade. Sucé lies just north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 kilometres) from the Atlantic coastline. Gos to are traded in alternating years. Cricklade Twinning Association additionally holds social events to increase funds in the direction of organizing the sees by Sucé to Cricklade.