Cricklade is a village as well as civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and also Cirencester. It is the initial downstream community on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association represents the regional service area as well as has close links with other charitable organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, and also the charity that runs the leisure centre. Cricklade's several hostelries consist of the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and also the Red Lion. Beverages are likewise cost the White Horse Members' Club and the recreation centre. An above-average percentage of the ward population ward was retired at the time of the 2011 census. There is a local gallery in Calcutt Street run by the Cricklade Historical Society, housed in a previous Baptist church. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a long-time homeowner of Cricklade as well as a relocating spirit behind the establishment of the society. His publication Materials for a History of Cricklade and different articles have actually boosted the study of neighborhood background in the community. Cricklade has been twinned with the French town of Sucé-sur-Erdre because 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 kilometres) from the Atlantic shore. Sees are exchanged in alternating years. Cricklade Twinning Association likewise holds social events to elevate funds towards holding the gos to by Sucé to Cricklade.