The Cricklade and Latton area sits in northern Wiltshire close to the Gloucestershire border, centred on the small market town of Cricklade by the upper reaches of the River Thames and the rich floodplain of North Meadow. The town shows Roman and Saxon beginnings and a compact medieval street pattern, while nearby Latton keeps a distinctly rural village character; the old course of the Thames and the former Thames and Severn Canal give the locality a strong waterside and walking appeal.
Economically the area leans on agriculture and local independent businesses, with many residents commuting to Swindon, and it has a visible conservation and leisure role - most famously the spring display of snake’s‑head fritillaries on North Meadow. Community life is active and civic-minded, with volunteer groups involved in canal restoration, nature‑reserve management and regular village events that reinforce a close‑knit countryside feel.
Postcode districts covering Cricklade & Latton
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 6.6 miles
- Gloucester 21 miles
- Cheltenham 19.1 miles
- Stroud 17.3 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 24.1 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 24.9 miles
- Chippenham 18.3 miles
- Witney 17.2 miles
- Melksham 23.4 miles
- Melksham Without 23.2 miles
- Wantage 18.8 miles
- Grove 18.3 miles
Neighbouring places
- Latton Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Down Ampney Built-up area 1.1 miles
- Cricklade Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Marston Maisey Parish 2.2 miles
- Chelworth Lower Green Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Meysey Hampton Built-up area 2.7 miles
- Castle Eaton Parish 2.8 miles
- Kempsford Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Poulton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Maiseyhampton Parish 3.3 miles
- South Cerney Built-up area 3.8 miles
- Ampney St. Peter Parish 3.8 miles
Example postcodes in Cricklade & Latton
SN6 6DR, SN6 6AH, SN6 6LU, SN6 6ET, SN6 6HP, SN6 6DZ, SN6 6AX, SN6 6AA, SN6 6HF … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 42.3 miles
- Southampton Airport 53.4 miles
- Swindon Railway Station 7 miles
- Kemble Railway Station 7.8 miles
Hotels in Cricklade & Latton Ad
Schools in Cricklade & Latton
- Cricklade Manor Prep Independent - primary
- St Sampson's C of E Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- County Ground Stadium 7.3 miles
- Burderop Wood Forest 9.7 miles
- Burderop Park Estate 10.5 miles
- Stowell Park Estate 10.8 miles
- Faringdon Abbey Historic site 11.1 miles
- Cotswold Hills Hill 13.9 miles
- Cotswold Motoring Museum Museum 15.9 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 16 miles
- The New Lawn Stadium 16.9 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 17 miles
- Westonbirt Arboretum Gardens 17 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 17.9 miles