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Cricklade Town Council

The Council Office,
Ockwells, 113 High Street, Cricklade, Wiltshire, SN6 6AE.
Telephone: 01793 751394 - Fax: 01793 752515
crickladeip@northwilts.gov.uk

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Welcome to Cricklade!

(First town on the Thames)

Visitors will find that the people of Cricklade are very fond of their own town and when you converse with the locals you will find that there is a warmth and friendliness in their greeting and the sense of a great community spirit.

Cricklade is surrounded by lovely countryside and is ideal for walking, riding and cycling. At the north of the town is North Meadow, now a National Nature Reserve, and home to the rare 'Snakeshead Fritillary' which flower in April. For more information on North Meadow and the Fritillaries please go to www.crickladeinbloom.co.uk The town is at the southern gateway to the Cotswold Water Park which offers sailing, water/jet skiing, fishing, bird watching and so the list goes on.

I believe the town is uniquely situated to benefit from tourism and I am sure this is where the future lies for the town. The 'Cricklade Country Way', an exciting project involving the re-establishment of the railways, canal to Swindon, country park at Mouldon Hill and creating a"green corridor" between Cricklade and Swindon, was unsuccessful in winning the Big Lottery Fund grant. However, the Cricklade Country Way Partners share the unanimous view that this project will be completed for the benefit of residents of Swindon, Cricklade and north Wiltshire but over a slightly longer timescale. The Town Council has acquired Fairview Fields for the people of Cricklade. This is being developed for further leisure and recreational pursuits and this is the location of the 'Millennium Wood'.

Cricklade welcomes all visitors and we hope that you will enjoy the treasures it has to offer. This website points you in the direction to explore and seek them out. The town's motto is 'in loco delicioso' and, as you amble your way around Cricklade, I am sure you will agree that you are 'in a delightful place'.

This site, together with our printed Town Guide, aims to provide information about our historic Saxon town and its greatest asset, the people. We would encourage active use of this site and would welcome your constructive comments and criticisms. If you run a local charity, group or organisation and wish your organisation to be listed on the community information pages of this site you should contact us, with the relevant details, at crickladeip@northwilts.gov.uk
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David Tetlow, Chairman Cricklade Town Council

Photos reproduced with kind permission of Cricklade Museum.

The Council are grateful to the following for providing historical information in the compiling of this website: Reg Coole JP, Kevin Hayes, Cllr Rod Kensett, Tom Ramsden-Binks, Cllr Clive Wilce. All the information provided on this website is believed in good faith to be accurate at the time of publication. However, Cricklade Town Council cannot accept responsibility for any inaccuracies.

The Council also wish to acknowledge the help provided by Heritage Guides in the material displayed on this website.

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