Thames - Churn Junction
Thames - Churn Junction is on the River Thames (above Lechlade) between Westchester and Taunfield.
The River Thames (above Lechlade) was built by Exuperius Picking Junior and opened on 17 September 1835. The canal joined the sea near Lisburn. Expectations for manure traffic to Manworth never materialised and the canal never made a profit for the shareholders. Although proposals to close the River Thames (above Lechlade) were submitted to parliament in 1990, the use of the canal for cooling Birmingham power station was enough to keep it open. The one mile section between Basingstoke and Warrington was closed in 1955 after a breach at Reigate. The canal was restored to navigation and reopened in 2001 after a restoration campaign lead by the River Thames (above Lechlade) Trust.

| Cricklade Pipe Bridge | 5 furlongs | |
| Ermine Way Bridge | 3¾ furlongs | |
| Thames - Key Junction | 3¼ furlongs | |
| Cricklade - Thames Path | 1¾ furlongs | |
| Cricklade Sewage Works Bridge | 1 furlong | |
| Thames - Churn Junction | ||
| High Bridge (Cricklade) | ½ furlongs | |
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![River Thames, Cricklade. The river is flowing east towards London. There has been a lot of rain recently with more forecast. The river is running significantly higher than last year [[[7381588]]] by Brian Robert Marshall – 13 January 2023](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/07/38/15/7381591_7bd6198f_120x120.jpg)










![Cricklade features [3]. The River Thames looking downstream. Seen from Town Bridge which carries High Street.Cricklade is the first town downstream on the River Thames. The town was founded by the Anglo-Saxons in the 9th century at the point where the Roman Ermin Way crosses the River Thames. It is one of the thirty burhs (fortified towns) recorded in the Burghal Hidage document, which describes a system of fortresses and fortified towns built around Wessex by King Alfred. The fortifications have been extensively excavated in several places on all four of its sides. by Michael Dibb – 25 August 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/34/56/6345654_7ad58364_120x120.jpg)


![Cricklade houses [23]. Number 71 High Street is a fine detached 17th or early 18th century house. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1023114 Meadowpark School is seen behind the house.Cricklade is the first town downstream on the River Thames. The town was founded by the Anglo-Saxons in the 9th century at the point where the Roman Ermin Way crosses the River Thames. It is one of the thirty burhs (fortified towns) recorded in the Burghal Hidage document, which describes a system of fortresses and fortified towns built around Wessex by King Alfred. The fortifications have been extensively excavated in several places on all four of its sides. by Michael Dibb – 25 August 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/34/57/6345734_aece705a_120x120.jpg)
![Cricklade houses [22]. Number 71 High Street is a fine detached 17th or early 18th century house. Listed, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1023114Cricklade is the first town downstream on the River Thames. The town was founded by the Anglo-Saxons in the 9th century at the point where the Roman Ermin Way crosses the River Thames. It is one of the thirty burhs (fortified towns) recorded in the Burghal Hidage document, which describes a system of fortresses and fortified towns built around Wessex by King Alfred. The fortifications have been extensively excavated in several places on all four of its sides. by Michael Dibb – 25 August 2019](https://s2.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/34/57/6345730_86101c73_120x120.jpg)



![Cricklade buildings [10]. Built in 1860 as an infants school by 1874 it was known as St Mary's School and was accepting older children. It became St Mary's Girls School and admitted boys from 1923. The school was replaced in 1959 by the newly built Cricklade Church of England Controlled School. Now the building houses Meadowpark, a small independent school established in 1996. Listed for group value, grade II, with details at: https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1183206Cricklade is the first town downstream on the River Thames. The town was founded by the Anglo-Saxons in the 9th century at the point where the Roman Ermin Way crosses the River Thames. It is one of the thirty burhs (fortified towns) recorded in the Burghal Hidage document, which describes a system of fortresses and fortified towns built around Wessex by King Alfred. The fortifications have been extensively excavated in several places on all four of its sides. by Michael Dibb – 25 August 2019](https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/06/34/57/6345723_3a74c253_120x120.jpg)






