Cricklade
Cricklade is a Town in the county of Wiltshire.
There are great places to visit near Cricklade including some great historic monuments, ancient sites, historic buildings, country parks, lakes, parks and villages.
Don't miss Lansdowne Monument, Cherhill White Horse, and Avebury's historic monuments if visiting the area around Cricklade.
Avebury, West Kennet Long Barrow, The Sanctuary, Silbury Hill, and Barbury Castle are some of Cricklade best ancient sites to visit near Cricklade.
The area around Cricklade's best historic buildings can be found at Avebury Manor.
The area around Cricklade features a number of interesting country parks including Coate Water Country Park, Barbury Castle Country Park, and Lydiard Park.
Coate Water is one of Cricklade's best, nearby lakes to visit in Cricklade.
The area close to Cricklade boasts some of the best parks including Lydiard Park.
Villages to visit near Cricklade include Ashton Keynes.
Cricklade History
There are some historic monuments around Cricklade:
Places to see near Cricklade
History of Cricklade
The third phase is marked by systematic razing of the stone wall, which was pulled down over the inner berm (the space between the wall and the inner ditch). Stones from it were used to fill the inner two ditches, which shows that the process was deliberate. A similar phase can be seen in the archaeological record at Christchurch, Dorset, another burh of the Burghal Hidage. Observations at other burhs also suggest that this phase of destruction was implemented over the whole of Wessex, and must therefore have been the result of a concerted policy, again by inference on the part of the king. The most reasonable historical context for this seems to be accession of King Cnut in the early 11th century, to prevent the burhs being seized and used against him by his rivals.
