Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southerly side of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 km) south of Birmingham and also 68 miles (109 kilometres) west of London. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable, although there is a right of navigation that continues south-west right into Cricklade, located in the adjoining region of Wiltshire. The town is named after the River Leach that joins 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 produced from disused crushed rock removal sites, creating 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 periods and created as a trading centre served by river, canal, roads and also train, although the community's station closed in 1962. A variety of society and also area tasks occur centred around the Memorial Hall which was rebuilt 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 development of the nearby RAF Fairford as well as RAF Brize Norton after World War II contributed to the development of the town.
