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Lechlade (sometimes Lechlade-on-Thames) is a historic market town, lying on the north bank of the River Thames in the east of Gloucestershire. The town was awarded a market charter in 1210. Lechlade Priory was founded in 1252 and dissolved in 1472. Lechlade flourished as an inland port, shipping salt, cheese, wool, and stone down the Thames to London. St Lawrence Church (C of E), completed in 1476, it considered one of the four great "wool churches" of the Cotswolds. Halfpenny Bridge, connecting Gloucestershire to Berkshire, opened in 1792. The town is within the council area of Cotswold (Gloucestershire).
Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Lechlade-on-Thames
Historic County: Gloucestershire
Lat, Long: 51.694081,-1.6921954
Grid Reference: SU 2137 9952
Civil Parish: Lechlade CP
Council Area: Cotswold CA (Gloucestershire CA)
Police Area: Gloucestershire PA
GBPN ID: 291730
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Lechlade,_Gloucestershire_291730
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Place Type: Town
Alternative name(s): Lechlade-on-Thames
Historic County: Gloucestershire
Lat, Long: 51.694081,-1.6921954
Grid Reference: SU 2137 9952
Civil Parish: Lechlade CP
Council Area: Cotswold CA (Gloucestershire CA)
Police Area: Gloucestershire PA
GBPN ID: 291730
Entry Type: Main listing (P)
URL: https://gazetteer.org.uk/place/Lechlade,_Gloucestershire_291730
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