- Rowde
Rowde is a
village andcivil parish in the English county ofWiltshire .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 . The George & Dragon was predated in the village by another pub, a timber framed andthatched building that was destroyed by fire in 1938, a replacement The Cross Keys now stands in its place.On the outskirts of Rowde is the site of 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 [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/3609] . TheKennet and Avon Canal was constructed between 1794 and 1810 and served to linkDevizes withBristol andLondon . The canal fell into disuse after the coming of therailway , but has been restored, and is now used for leisure purposes.Amenities
The village and
parish church is dedicated toSt. Matthew [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/91346] .Local government
Rowde is a
civil parish with an electedparish council . It falls within the areas of Kennet District Council and Wiltshire County Council. All three councils are responsible for different aspects of local government. In the 2001 census, the district ward of Bromham & Rowde had apopulation of 2,880 persons.Location
Position: gbmapping|ST977627
Nearby towns and cities:
Devizes ,Calne ,Melksham , Chippenham,Swindon Nearby villages: Bromham,
Seend ee also
*
List of places in Wiltshire
*List of civil parishes in England External links
* [http://www.geograph.org.uk/search.php?i=3739843 photos of Rowde and surrounding area on geograph]
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