Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southerly edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 km) south of Birmingham and 68 miles (109 km) west of London. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is accessible, although there is a right of navigating that continues south-west into Cricklade, located in the adjoining county of Wiltshire. The community is called after the River Leach that signs up with the Thames near The Trout Inn and St. John's Bridge. The low-lying land is Alluvium, Oxford Clay and also River Gravels as well as the community is bordered by lakes created from obsolete gravel extraction sites, forming parts of the Cotswold Water Park and also several have now been marked as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and also nature gets. Human line of work dates from the neolithic, Iron Age as well as Roman periods and also established as a trading centre offered by river, canal, roads as well as train, although the town's station closed in 1962. A range of culture and also area tasks occur centred around the Memorial Hall which was reconstructed after a fire in 2016. The Anglican Church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century. There is likewise a Baptist Church on Sherborne Street. The development of the nearby RAF Fairford and RAF Brize Norton after World War II contributed to the growth of the community.
