- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Lechlade is a town in Gloucestershire, England. It is located at the southern edge of the Cotswolds. It is the highest point at which the River Thames is navigable. The town is named after the River Leach which joins the Thames near here.
The town is a popular venue for tourism and river-based activities. There is a convenience store, food outlets, a garden centre and a 'Christmas shop'. Near the 15th Century parish church of St Lawrence, in the centre of the town, there is a large open space which is now a car park. The main roads through the town are busy, as the town is situated at an important cross roads, of the A417 with the A361. As the A361 enters the town from the south, it crosses the River Thames on the Halfpenny Bridge. Another tributary of the Thames, the River Coln, joins the Thames at the Inglesham Round House.
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