Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a community at the southerly side of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 kilometres) south of Birmingham and also 68 miles (109 kilometres) west of London. It is the acme at which the River Thames is accessible, although there is a right of navigating that continues south-west into Cricklade, positioned in the neighbouring county of Wiltshire. The town is called after the River Leach that joins the Thames near The Trout Inn and also St. John's Bridge. The low-lying land is Alluvium, Oxford Clay and River Gravels and the town is surrounded by lakes developed from disused crushed rock removal sites, developing parts of the Cotswold Water Park and several have actually now been designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and also nature books. Human occupation days from the neolithic, Iron Age and also Roman durations and established as a trading centre offered by river, canal, roads and also railway, although the community's station enclosed 1962. A series of culture and also neighborhood tasks take place 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 additionally a Baptist Church on Sherborne Street. The growth of the close-by RAF Fairford and RAF Brize Norton after The second world war added to the expansion of the community.
