Lechlade
Parish in Cotswold, Gloucestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.701, -1.705 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 20 00 |
| Population: | 2,469 |
| Dialling code: | 01367 (Faringdon) |
The parish of Lechlade sits at the upper navigable limit of the River Thames, where it is joined by the River Leach, set among the rolling limestone hills of the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire in England. Its compact High Street, lined with honey‑coloured stone buildings and anchored by a historic parish church, reflects its market‑town origins and riverside trading past.
Today the area is popular with boaters, walkers and wildlife enthusiasts drawn to towpaths, locks and waterside pubs; the local economy blends tourism, agriculture and small independent businesses. Community life is lively for a place of its size, with regular local events, volunteer groups and a steady influx of visitors who come for the scenery, history and outdoor recreation.
Postcode districts covering Lechlade
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Oxford 19.9 miles32 km
- Gloucester 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Cheltenham 20.9 miles33.7 km
- Stroud 22.5 miles36.3 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 18.2 miles29.2 km
- Chippenham 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Didcot 20.5 miles33 km
- Witney 10.7 miles17.2 km
- Wantage 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Grove 13.5 miles21.8 km
- Calne 22 miles35.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Lechlade-on-Thames Built-up area 0.3 miles0.6 km
- Little Faringdon Parish 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Lechlade, Kempsford & Fairford South Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Southrop Built-up area 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Inglesham Parish 2 miles3.1 km
- Buscot Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Kelmscott Parish 2.7 miles4.4 km
- Langford Built-up area 3 miles4.8 km
- Eastleach Turville Built-up area 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Fairford Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Filkins Built-up area 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Fairford North Ward 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Lechlade
GL7 3EP, GL7 3FE, GL7 3GJ, GL7 3HP, GL7 3FR, GL7 3FY, GL7 3GA, GL7 3GG, GL7 3FP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 48.8 miles78.6 km
- Birmingham International Airport 52 miles83.7 km
- Swindon Railway Station 10 miles16.1 km
- Shipton Railway Station 12.3 miles19.9 km
Hotels near Lechlade Ad
- The Riverside 3 0.8 miles1.2 km
- Five Alls 3 miles4.9 km
- The Bull Hotel 4 3.3 miles5.3 km
- The Highworth Hotel 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Bull Burford 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Swan Hotel 4 6.9 miles11.2 km
- The Old Crown Coaching Inn 6 miles9.6 km
- The Bay Tree Hotel 4 7.9 miles12.7 km
- The Saracens Head Hotel 3 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Mollie's Motel and Diner 4 9.1 miles14.6 km
Schools in Lechlade
- St Lawrence C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 5.9 miles9.6 km
- County Ground Stadium 9.9 miles15.9 km
- Stowell Park Estate 10.6 miles17 km
- Burderop Wood Forest 11.8 miles18.9 km
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 12.9 miles20.7 km
- Bruern Abbey Historic site 13 miles20.9 km
- Burderop Park Estate 13 miles21 km
- Eynsham Hall Estate 13.5 miles21.7 km
- Blenheim Palace Estate 17.7 miles28.5 km
- Rewley Abbey Historic site 19 miles30.6 km
- Ashmolean Museum Museum 19.4 miles31.2 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 19.5 miles31.3 km