Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southerly edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 kilometres) south of Birmingham as well as 68 miles (109 km) west of London. It is the acme at which the River Thames is accessible, although there is a right of navigation that proceeds south-west right into Cricklade, located in the neighbouring region of Wiltshire. The town is named after the River Leach that signs up with the Thames near The Trout Inn and also St. John's Bridge. The low-lying land is Alluvium, Oxford Clay and River Gravels as well as the town is bordered by lakes developed from disused crushed rock removal sites, developing parts of the Cotswold Theme park and also numerous have actually currently been marked as Sites of Special Scientific Interest as well as nature books. Human line of work dates from the neolithic, Iron Age and also Roman durations as well as developed as a trading centre served by river, canal, roads as well as railway, although the town's station enclosed 1962. A series of society as well as area tasks happen 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 growth of the nearby RAF Fairford and RAF Brize Norton after World War II added to the development of the town.