Lechlade | |
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Town | |
![]() High Street, Lechlade | |
Location within Gloucestershire | |
Population | 2,850 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU2199 |
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Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | Lechlade |
Postcode district | GL7 |
Dialling code | 01367 |
Police | Gloucestershire |
Fire | Gloucestershire |
Ambulance | South Western |
UK Parliament |
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Website | Lechlade-on-Thames official website |
Lechlade (/ˈlɛtʃleɪd/), or Lechlade-on-Thames, is a town in Cotswolds, Gloucestershire, England. It is named after the River Leach. As of 2011, it has a population of around 2,850.
Evidence of human occupation begins during the neolithic, Iron Age and Roman periods.[2][3] The town later became a trading centre. Lechlade is home to the Anglican Church of St Lawrence which has been there since the 15th century, as well as a Baptist Church on Sherborne Street, there since 1817.[4][5] In modern times, many cultural and social activities occur around the town's Memorial Hall, which was burned down by a fire and rebuilt in 2016.[6]
After World War II, the development of the nearby air force stations, RAF Fairford and RAF Brize Norton, helped expand the town.[7]