Lechlade
Lechlade is a Town in the county of Gloucestershire.
Lechlade postcode: GL7 3BY
There are great places to visit near Lechlade including some great ancient sites, historic monuments, towns, parks, hills, woodlands, geological features, caves, old mines, airports, historic buildings, villages and cities.
Lechlade has some unmissable ancient sites nearby like Belas Knap Long Barrow, and Notgrove Long Barrow.
Belas Knap Long Barrow is a great place to visit close to Lechlade if you like historic monuments.
Cheltenham, Coleford, and Cirencester are great places to visit near Lechlade if you like towns.
The area close to Lechlade boasts some of the best parks including Pittville Park.
There are a several good hills in the area around Lechlade like Cleeve Hill.
The area around Lechlade's best woodlands can be found at Puzzlewood.
The area around Lechlade's best geological features can be found at Puzzlewood.
Caves to visit near Lechlade include Clearwell Caves.
The area close to Lechlade boasts some of the best old mines including Clearwell Caves.
Lechlade is near some unmissable airports like Gloucestershire Airport,
There are a several good historic buildings in the Lechlade area like St. John Baptist Cirencester, and Gloucester Cathedral.
Lechlade has some unmissable villages nearby like Duntisbourne Rouse, and Rodmarton.
There are a several good cities in the area around Lechlade like Gloucester.
Lechlade History
There are some historic monuments around Lechlade:
Places to see near Lechlade
History of Lechlade
Lechlade falls in the Kempsford-Lechlade electoral ward. This ward stretches from Lechlade in the east to Kempsford in the west. The total population of this ward taken from the 2011 census was 3,973. Although in Gloucestershire, and traditionally in the hundred of Brightwells Barrow, from 1894 till 1935 the town was administered as part of Faringdon Rural District in Berkshire. From 1935 till 1974 it was part of Cirencester Rural District in Gloucestershire, and since 1974 it has been a part of Cotswold District. The town is part of The Cotswolds UK Parliament constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament, since its 1997, creation by Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, a Conservative.
