Cricklade

Also known as Cricklade, Wiltshire

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.

Key facts

UK place.official_name: Cricklade
UK place.static_image_name: Cricklade, High Street - geograph.org.uk - 268609.jpg
UK place.static_image_caption: Jubilee Clock and part of the High Street
UK place.static_image_2_name: Snake's head fritillary, North Meadow NNR, Cricklade - geograph.org.uk - 418738.jpg
UK place.static_image_2_caption: Snake's head fritillaries in the National Nature Reserve, with the Anglican church behind
UK place.static_image_2_width: 180px
UK place.os_grid_reference: SU101936
UK place.label_position: bottom
UK place.population: 4,253
UK place.population_ref: (2021 Census)
UK place.civil_parish: Cricklade

Article

35 sections

Contents

History
Anglo-Saxon fortification
Other settlements
Later history
Governance
Sport and pastimes
Rugby Union
Shows and festivals
Charity sports
Leisure centre
Cricket
Association football
Cricklade cinema
Nature
North Meadow
Blakehill
Cotswold Water Park
Schools
St Sampson's C of E Primary School
Cricklade Manor Preparatory School
Former schools
Churches
Anglican
Roman Catholic
United Church
Former Methodist chapels
Motto, blooms and twinning
Business and economy
Media
Notable people
Transport
See also
References
Further reading
External links

==History== The name Cricklade is of uncertain origin. The second part of the name derives from the Old English gelād meaning a 'difficult river crossing'. 'Crick' may derive from Primitive Welsh, either crūg meaning 'hill' or creig meaning 'rock'.