Towns & cities · South East England
Rowde
Rowde — village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–6 h
- Nearest railway station
- Melksham · 8.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Rowde is a town, city, village or settlement in the United Kingdom. Recent population estimates put it at around 1,073 people. Address: SN10. Wikidata describes it as: "village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, UK". Coordinates: 51.3600°, -2.0300°.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rowde () is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire, on the A342 about 1.7 miles (2.7 km) northwest of Devizes. The parish includes the hamlet of Tanis.
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Background
History
The village now mainly consists of modern brick-built houses, but a number of 17th-century buildings still remain in the centre of the village, including the George & Dragon public house. This was pre-dated in the village by another pub, a timber framed and thatched building that was destroyed by fire in 1938; a replacement, the Cross Keys now stands in its place. On the outskirts of Rowde are the Caen Hill flight of locks of the Kennet and Avon Canal. The canal rises 237 feet by means of 29 locks, 16 of them in a straight line at Caen Hill. The canal was constructed between 1794 and 1810 and served to link Devizes with Bristol and London. It fell into disuse after the coming of the railway…
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- Coordinates
- 51.3600, -2.0300
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Rowde
- Postcode
- SN10
- Parliamentary constituency
- Melksham and Devizes
- Population
- 1,073
- Nearest railway station
- Melksham — 8.3 km
- Official site
- www.rowdevillage.org
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Rowde War Memorial Cross
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Rowde Mill
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rowde?
- Rowde is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SN10), in the parish of Rowde.
- Is Rowde a protected site?
- Yes — Rowde is part of the Cotswolds National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Rowde free to visit?
- Yes, Rowde is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rowde?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SN10. It sits within the Melksham and Devizes parliamentary constituency.