Cricklade
Cricklade is a town and civil parish on the River Thames in north Wiltshire, England, midway between Swindon and Cirencester. It is the first downstream town on the Thames. The parish population at the 2011 census was 4,227.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include St Sampson’s Church and RAF Blakehill Farm.
St Sampson’s Church
Church
Photo: Doowyah, CC BY-SA 3.0.
St Sampson's is the Church of England parish church of the town of Cricklade, Wiltshire, England. A large aisled church with a central tower, the present building dates from the late 12th century but has fragments of Anglo-Saxon work.
RAF Blakehill Farm
Nature reserve
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Royal Air Force Blakehill Farm or more simply RAF Blakehill Farm is a former Royal Air Force station southwest of Cricklade in Wiltshire, England, operational between 1944 and 1952.
Hayes Knoll railway station
Railway station
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hayes Knoll railway station is found on the heritage Swindon and Cricklade Railway in Wiltshire, England. Hayes Knoll station was built in 1999 as part of the work to reopen the section of the former Midland and South Western Junction Railway line between Swindon and Cricklade, the entire route having been closed in 1961.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Blunsdon St Andrew and Leigh.
Blunsdon St Andrew
Village
Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Andrews is a civil parish in the borough of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, 31⁄2 miles north-northwest of the centre of Swindon, with the A419 forming its northeastern boundary. Blunsdon St Andrew is situated 3 miles southeast of Cricklade.
Leigh
Village
Photo: Roger Cornfoot, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Leigh is a village and civil parish in north Wiltshire, England, 1.5 miles southeast of Ashton Keynes and 2.5 miles west of Cricklade. It is on the edge of the Cotswold Water Park and near to the county border with Gloucestershire. Leigh is situated 2 miles west of Cricklade.
Cricklade
- Type: Locality
- Location: Wiltshire, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.6345° or 51° 38′ 4″ northLongitude
-1.8625° or 1° 51′ 45″ westElevation
269 feet (82 metres)Open location code
9C3WJ4MQ+Q2GeoNames ID
7297645
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