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Cirencester is a market town in Gloucestershire, England, 93 miles (150 km) west northwest of London. Cirencester lies on the River Churn, a tributary of the Thames, and is the largest town in Cotswold District. It is home of the Royal Agricultural College, the oldest agricultural college in the English-speaking world founded in 1840. The town's Corinium Museum is well-known for its extensive Roman collection. Cirencester lies on the lower dip-slope of the Cotswold Hills, an outcrop of oolitic limestone. Natural drainage is into the River Churn which flows roughly north to south through the eastern side of the town and joins the Thames near Cricklade a little to the south. The Thames itself rises just a few miles west of Cirencester. Cirencester has an importand tourist trade as well as providing shopping, entertainment, and sports facilities for the inhabitants of the town and the surrounding area. Sites of interest include the church of St John the Baptist and the Corinium Museum. In the vicinity of Cirencester are the towns of Gloucester, Stroud, Bristol, Cheltenham, Tewkesbury, Swindon and Chippenham. Villages nearby include Siddington, Preston, Stratton and Barnsley, Kemble and Bagenton.
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