Cricklade is a small town as well as civil church on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon as well as Cirencester. It is the very first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association stands for the regional organisation neighborhood and has close links with various other non-profit organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, and also the charity that runs the recreation centre. Cricklade's numerous public houses consist of the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, as well as the Red Lion. Drinks are also sold at the White Horse Members' Club and the leisure centre. An above-average percentage 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 veteran local of Cricklade and a relocating spirit behind the establishment of the society. His publication Materials for a History of Cricklade and also numerous posts have improved the research of neighborhood history in the town. Cricklade has actually been twinned with the French town of Sucé-sur-Erdre since 1990. In June 2010 the 20th anniversary was celebrated in Cricklade. Sucé exists just north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 km) from the Atlantic coastline. Visits are exchanged in alternating years. Cricklade Twinning Association also holds gatherings to elevate funds in the direction of hosting the check outs by Sucé to Cricklade.