Dance Common
Introduction
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Dance Common
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 20 May 2025
The outskirts of Cricklade is known as The Dance. Derived from the old word 'Danskr', meaning Danish, it is thought to refer to the marauding Danes who fought against the Saxons. By the 1800s the common was legally recognised and is now a wildlife protection site, attended to by volunteer groups.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.635272
Longitude
-1.858063