Cricklade is a village and also civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the initial downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association represents the neighborhood business area as well as has close relate to other non-profit organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, and also the charity that runs the leisure centre. Cricklade's several hostelries include the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and the Red Lion. Drinks are also cost the White Horse Members' Club as well as the recreation centre. An above-average proportion of the ward population ward was retired at the time of the 2011 census. There is a regional gallery 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 relocating spirit behind the establishment of the society. His publication Materials for a History of Cricklade and also different short articles have enhanced the research study of local background in the town. Cricklade has actually been twinned with the French community of Sucé-sur-Erdre considering that 1990. In June 2010 the 20th anniversary was commemorated in Cricklade. Sucé lies simply north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 kilometres) from the Atlantic coast. Brows through are exchanged in alternative years. Cricklade Twinning Association likewise holds social events to raise funds in the direction of holding the check outs by Sucé to Cricklade.