Cricklade is a town and also civil church on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway in between Swindon as well as Cirencester. It is the very first downstream community on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association represents the local organisation area and also has close links with other non-profit organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, as well as the charity that runs the recreation centre. Cricklade's lots of public houses consist of the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, as well as the Red Lion. Beverages are additionally sold at 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 neighborhood museum in Calcutt Street run by the Cricklade Historical Society, housed in a former Baptist chapel. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a veteran citizen of Cricklade and a moving spirit behind the establishment of the society. His publication Materials for a History of Cricklade and various write-ups have enhanced the study of regional history in the community. Cricklade has been twinned with the French town of Sucé-sur-Erdre since 1990. In June 2010 the 20th wedding anniversary was commemorated in Cricklade. Sucé lies simply north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 km) from the Atlantic shore. Gos to are exchanged in alternative years. Cricklade Twinning Association likewise holds get-togethers to increase funds towards organizing the sees by Sucé to Cricklade.