Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a community at the southern 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 highest point at which the River Thames is accessible, although there is a right of navigation that continues south-west right into Cricklade, located in the adjoining area of Wiltshire. The community is named after the River Leach that signs up with the Thames near The Trout Inn and St. John's Bridge. The low-lying land is Alluvium, Oxford Clay as well as River Gravels and also the community is bordered by lakes created from disused crushed rock removal sites, developing parts of the Cotswold Water Park and also several have now been assigned as Sites of Special Scientific Interest as well as nature gets. Human profession dates from the neolithic, Iron Age and Roman durations and also developed as a trading centre served by river, canal, roads and train, although the town's station closed in 1962. A series of society and also community activities take place centred around the Memorial Hall which was reconstructed after a fire in 2016. The Anglican Church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century. There is likewise a Baptist Church on Sherborne Street. The growth of the nearby RAF Fairford and RAF Brize Norton after The second world war added to the development of the town.