Cirencester is a market town and civil parish located in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England. Situated on the River Churn, which serves as a tributary of the Thames, it stands as the largest town within the Cotswolds and the eighth largest settlement in the county of Gloucestershire.
The town has a population of 20,229 as of 2021. It is notably home to the Royal Agricultural University, which was founded in 1840 and holds the distinction of being the oldest agricultural college in the English-speaking world. Geographically, Cirencester is positioned approximately 18 miles north-west of Swindon, 18 miles south-east of Gloucester, 37 miles west of Oxford, and 39 miles north-east of Bristol.