North Meadow, Cricklade

Name: North Meadow
Address: Cricklade, United Kingdom

#2 among attractions in Cricklade

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North Meadow, Cricklade is a hay meadow near the town of Cricklade, in Wiltshire, England. It is 24.6 hectares in size. It is a traditionally managed lowland hay-meadow, or lammas land, and is grazed in common between 12 August and 12 February each year, and cut for hay no earlier than 1 July. This pattern of land use and management has existed for many centuries and has resulted in the species rich grassland flora and fauna present on the site. ()

Coordinates: 51°39'2"N, 1°52'2"W

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North Meadow – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Swindon Stadium, Church of St. John the Baptist, Church of St Sampson, Cirencester Amphitheatre.

4.4 miSE
Arenas and stadiums, Sport venue, Sport
Swindon Stadium, Swindon
113 min walk • Swindon Stadium, also known as the Abbey Stadium, is a Greyhound Board of Great Britain regulated greyhound racing track and speedway track in Blunsdon, Swindon, England.
6.3 miNW
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Church of St. John the Baptist, Cirencester
161 min walk • The Church of St. John Baptist, Cirencester is a parish church in the Church of England in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. It is a Grade I listed building. The building reflects architectural styles since the 12th century.
0.8 miSE
Church
Church of St Sampson, Cricklade
21 min walk • St Sampson's is the Church of England parish church of the town of Cricklade, Wiltshire, England. A large aisled church with a central tower, the present building dates from the late 12th century but has fragments of Anglo-Saxon work.
6.1 miNW
Historical place, Ruins, Amphitheatre
Cirencester Amphitheatre, Cirencester
157 min walk • Cirencester Amphitheatre was a Roman amphitheatre in Cirencester, Gloucestershire, England. Its remains are scheduled as an ancient monument.
6.3 miNW
Monastery
Cirencester Library, Cirencester
160 min walk • Cirencester Abbey or St Mary's Abbey, Cirencester in Gloucestershire was founded as an Augustinian monastery in 1117 on the site of an earlier church, the oldest-known Saxon church in England, which had itself been built on the site of a Roman structure.
4.6 miS
Park
Mouldon Hill Country Park, Swindon
118 min walk • Mouldon Hill Country Park is a country park to the north west of the town centre of Swindon, within the parish of Haydon Wick and close to Thamesdown Drive. It is owned and managed by Swindon Borough Council.
3.7 miNE
Church
St Mary, Fairford
94 min walk • The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England parish church in Meysey Hampton, Gloucestershire. It is in the Diocese of Gloucester and the archdeaconry of Cheltenham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
5 miS
Forts and castles
Ringsbury Camp
128 min walk • Ringsbury Camp is an Iron Age hill fort, thought to date from approximately the year 50BC, in the civil parish of Purton in Wiltshire, England. The site is a scheduled monument.
4.6 miS
Church
St Mary's Church, Swindon
119 min walk • St Mary's Church is in the village of Purton in north Wiltshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the Diocese of Bristol. It is one of only three churches in England to have both a western tower and a central spire. It has been designated a Grade I listed building by English Heritage.
2.4 miSW
Church
All Saints Church
63 min walk • All Saints Church was built around 1250 at Leigh, north Wiltshire, England, and was originally on a site half a mile to the north of its current location. In 1896, the nave, porch and bell tower were moved from their original location and a new church was built, which is now Grade II* listed.
4.5 miSE
Village, Area
Blunsdon, Swindon
116 min walk • Blunsdon is a civil parish in the Borough of Swindon, England, about 4 miles north of the centre of Swindon, with the A419 forming its southern boundary.

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Which popular attractions are close to North Meadow?

Nearby attractions include Cricklade Town Bridge, Cricklade (18 min walk), Jenner's School, Cricklade (20 min walk), Church of St Sampson, Cricklade (21 min walk).