Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a community at the southern side of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 kilometres) south of Birmingham as well as 68 miles (109 kilometres) west of London. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable, although there is a right of navigation that proceeds south-west into Cricklade, positioned in the adjoining region of Wiltshire. The town is called after the River Leach that signs up with the Thames near The Trout Inn as well as St. John's Bridge. The low-lying land is Alluvium, Oxford Clay and River Gravels and also the community is bordered by lakes created from disused crushed rock extraction sites, creating parts of the Cotswold Theme park and also numerous have currently been designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and nature reserves. Human profession dates from the neolithic, Iron Age and also Roman durations and developed as a trading centre served by river, canal, roads and also train, although the community's station enclosed 1962. A series of society and community activities take place centred around the Memorial Hall which was restored after a fire in 2016. The Anglican Church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century. There is also a Baptist Church on Sherborne Street. The development of the close-by RAF Fairford and RAF Brize Norton after World War II added to the development of the community.
