Cricklade is a town and civil church on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway in between Swindon and also Cirencester. It is the very first downstream community on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association represents the regional service community and has close relate to various other charitable organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, and the charity that runs the leisure centre. Cricklade's several pubs consist of the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and also the Red Lion. Beverages are likewise cost the White Horse Members' Club and the leisure centre. An above-average proportion of the ward population ward was retired at the time of the 2011 census. There is a neighborhood museum in Calcutt Street run by the Cricklade Historical Society, housed in a previous Baptist chapel. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a long-time citizen of Cricklade as well as a moving spirit behind the establishment of the society. His publication Materials for a History of Cricklade and also numerous posts have actually boosted the research of local history 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 exists simply north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 km) from the Atlantic coastline. Visits are traded in alternative years. Cricklade Twinning Association additionally holds get-togethers to increase funds towards holding the check outs by Sucé to Cricklade.