Cricklade is a village and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the initial downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association stands for the regional organisation area and also has close relate to other non-profit organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, as well as the charity that runs the leisure centre. Cricklade's several hostelries include the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and the Red Lion. Beverages are likewise cost the White Horse Members' Club as well as the leisure centre. An above-average proportion of the ward population ward was retired at the time of the 2011 census. There is a regional museum in Calcutt Street run by the Cricklade Historical Society, housed in a former Baptist chapel. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a veteran local of Cricklade and a moving spirit behind the establishment of the society. His publication Materials for a History of Cricklade as well as different posts have actually improved the study of local background in the town. Cricklade has been twinned with the French community of Sucé-sur-Erdre considering that 1990. In June 2010 the 20th anniversary was celebrated in Cricklade. Sucé exists just north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 kilometres) from the Atlantic shore. Check outs are exchanged in alternative years. Cricklade Twinning Association additionally holds social events to elevate funds in the direction of holding the check outs by Sucé to Cricklade.
