Cricklade

Cricklade
Cricklade - 'Alte Schule' - geograph.org.uk - 527653

Cricklade ist ein Ort mit 4100 Einwohnern (2001) zwischen Swindon und Cirencester in Wiltshire in England.

Geschichte

Der Ort ist eine angelsächsische Gründung aus dem 9. Jahrhundert. Cricklade war von strategischer Bedeutung, weil hier eine römische Straße die Themse überquert. In der Zeit von Knut dem Großen befand sich in dem Ort eine Münzprägeanstalt.[1]

Quellen

  1. ↑ Cricklade Historical Society Offizielle Webseite

Weblinks


51.64-1.945

Wikimedia Foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:

  • Cricklade — (spr. lēd), alte Stadt im nördlichen Wiltshire (England), an der Themse, dem Themse Severn und dem Nord Wiltshire Kanal, mit (1901) 5816 Einw …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Cricklade — Coordinates: 51°38′24″N 1°56′42″W / 51.640°N 1.945°W / 51.640; 1.945 …   Wikipedia

  • Cricklade — 51° 38′ 24″ N 1° 56′ 42″ W / 51.64, 1.945 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Cricklade — ▪ England, United Kingdom       town (parish), North Wiltshire district, administrative and historic county of Wiltshire, England. Cricklade lies at the head of navigation of the upper Thames, at the point where the river intersected Ermine… …   Universalium

  • Cricklade — Original name in latin Cricklade Name in other language Kriklejd, keulikeulleideu, kryklyd, Криклейд State code GB Continent/City Europe/London longitude 51.64061 latitude 1.85738 altitude 91 Population 4050 Date 2011 07 31 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Cricklade Town F.C. — Cricklade Town Full name Cricklade Town Football Club Nickname(s) The Crick Founded 1897 Ground …   Wikipedia

  • Cricklade Town Bridge — Carries A419 road Crosses River Thames …   Wikipedia

  • Cricklade College — is a Further Education community college in Andover, Hampshire, England. It provides a range of academic and vocational courses to both school leavers and the wider local community. As of September 2007 it stopped using the banner Cricklade… …   Wikipedia

  • Cricklade railway station — was on the Midland and South Western Junction Railway in Wiltshire. The station opened on 18 December 1883 on the Swindon and Cheltenham Extension Railway line from Swindon Town to the temporary terminus at Cirencester Watermoor. The S CER line… …   Wikipedia

  • Cricklade (UK Parliament constituency) — Wiltshire, North or Cricklade Division Former County constituency for the House of Commons 1885 (1885)–1918 (1918) …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”