Cricklade is a small town and civil church on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon as well as Cirencester. It is the very first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association represents the regional organisation community and has close links with other non-profit organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, as well as the charity that runs the recreation centre. Cricklade's many public houses consist of the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and the Red Lion. Drinks are additionally cost the White Horse Members' Club as well as the leisure centre. An above-average proportion of the ward population ward was retired at the time of the 2011 census. There is a regional museum in Calcutt Street run by the Cricklade Historical Society, housed in a former Baptist church. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a veteran resident of Cricklade and also a moving spirit behind the establishment of the society. His book Materials for a History of Cricklade as well as various short articles have improved the study of regional background in the town. 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 exists simply north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 km) from the Atlantic coastline. Check outs are exchanged in alternate years. Cricklade Twinning Association additionally holds gatherings to increase funds towards holding the sees by Sucé to Cricklade.