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Lechlade
Lechlade, or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town at the southerly side of the Cotswolds in Gloucestershire, England, 55 miles (89 km) south of Birmingham and also 68 miles (109 km) west of London. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is accessible, although there is a right of navigating that continues south-west right into Cricklade, positioned in the neighbouring 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 also the town is surrounded by lakes produced from obsolete crushed rock removal sites, forming parts of the Cotswold Theme park as well as several have currently been marked as Sites of Special Scientific Interest and also nature books. Human occupation days from the neolithic, Iron Age and also Roman durations and created as a trading centre offered by river, canal, roads as well as train, although the town's station closed in 1962. A variety of culture and area activities take place centred around the Memorial Hall which was reconstructed after a fire in 2016. The Anglican Church of St Lawrence is a Grade I listed building dating from the 15th century. There is additionally a Baptist Church on Sherborne Street. The advancement of the close-by RAF Fairford and also RAF Brize Norton after The second world war contributed to the expansion of the town.