Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southern side of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 km) south of Birmingham and also 68 miles (109 km) west of London. It is the acme at which the River Thames is navigable, although there is a right of navigation that continues south-west right into Cricklade, located in the adjoining area 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 the community is bordered by lakes created from disused gravel extraction sites, creating parts of the Cotswold Theme park and several have actually now been designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and nature gets. Human profession dates from the neolithic, Iron Age and Roman durations and also developed as a trading centre offered by river, canal, roads and also railway, although the town's station enclosed 1962. A series of culture and also area activities occur centred around the Memorial Hall which was rebuilt 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 also RAF Brize Norton after World War II added to the expansion of the community.
