Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southern side of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 kilometres) south of Birmingham and 68 miles (109 km) west of London. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable, although there is a right of navigating that proceeds south-west into Cricklade, situated in the adjoining area of Wiltshire. The town is named after the River Leach that joins the Thames near The Trout Inn as well as St. John's Bridge. The low-lying land is Alluvium, Oxford Clay and River Gravels and the community is bordered by lakes developed from obsolete crushed rock removal sites, forming parts of the Cotswold Theme park and also numerous have actually now been assigned as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and also nature gets. Human occupation dates from the neolithic, Iron Age and Roman periods and developed as a trading centre served by river, canal, roads and also train, although the town's station closed in 1962. A range of society and also area tasks happen centred around the Memorial Hall which was restored 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 growth of the neighboring RAF Fairford and also RAF Brize Norton after The second world war contributed to the development of the community.