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Welcome to the Cricklade Court Leet website

The Manorial Court of the Hundred and Borough of Cricklade

The Cricklade Court Leet is one of the few remaining active Court Leets in the United Kingdom.

Cricklade continues the tradition of the historic Court Leet which in former times was responsible for many of the functions now performed by local Councils. The Court in Cricklade was established by the 14th century and is one of the few remaining examples of this traditional Court still remaining today. One remaining function of the Court is the management of animals grazing North Meadow in consultation with Natural England. The Officers of the Court hold regular meetings and occasional public Court Leet are held when reports from the Officers are presented to the Court.

The Manorial Court of the Hundred and Borough Of Cricklade have recently secured lottery funding to embark on a project which will set out to record the history of the Court, its functions through the years and the way in which the Court has maintained and managed the grazing rights on North Meadow. To help with this exciting opportunity we are looking for people who have memories of time spent in North Meadow. We have already found someone who windsurfed across the meadow during a particularly wet period in the 1980s! So if you have any stories to tell or pictures to share then we would love to hear from you. Contact Clive on 751375 or post them to him at 54 Pittsfield. We hope to produce educational materials about the function of the Court and also information pamphlets that will be available to all in Cricklade and the many visitors that come to our wonderful town.

This website is still under construction and will be updated regularly with content on a monthly basis.

Please check back later for updates.