Cricklade is a small town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway in between Swindon as well as Cirencester. It is the very first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227. Cricklade Business Association stands for the neighborhood business area and also has close relate to other non-profit organisations, such as the Rotarians, the Waylands Trust, and the charity that runs the recreation centre. Cricklade's several public houses include the Vale, the Old Bear, the White Hart, and also the Red Lion. Beverages are also cost the White Horse Members' Club and the leisure 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 former Baptist church. T. R. Thomson of Costorphine was a long-time homeowner of Cricklade as well as a moving spirit behind the establishment of the culture. His publication Materials for a History of Cricklade and also different articles have actually improved the research of local background in the town. Cricklade has actually been twinned with the French town of Sucé-sur-Erdre since 1990. In June 2010 the 20th anniversary was commemorated in Cricklade. Sucé lies just north of Nantes in the Loire Valley, 30 miles (48 km) from the Atlantic coastline. Sees are traded in alternating years. Cricklade Twinning Association likewise holds social events to increase funds in the direction of hosting the check outs by Sucé to Cricklade.