Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a community at the southerly edge of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 km) south of Birmingham as well as 68 miles (109 kilometres) west of London. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is accessible, although there is a right of navigating that continues south-west into Cricklade, positioned in the adjoining region of Wiltshire. The community is named after the River Leach that signs up with the Thames near The Trout Inn as well as St. John's Bridge. The low-lying land is Alluvium, Oxford Clay and also River Gravels as well as the community is surrounded by lakes created from obsolete crushed rock extraction sites, creating parts of the Cotswold Water Park and also several have now been designated as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and nature books. Human profession dates from the neolithic, Iron Age and Roman durations and also developed as a trading centre offered by river, canal, roads as well as train, although the community's station closed in 1962. A series of culture and also neighborhood 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 additionally a Baptist Church on Sherborne Street. The development of the close-by RAF Fairford and RAF Brize Norton after World War II contributed to the growth of the town.
