Rowde
Rowde is a
village and
civil parish in the
English county of
Wiltshire.
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 and Dragon public house. The George and Dragon was predated in the village by another pub, a timber framed thatched 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. The
Kennet and Avon Canal was constructed between
1794 and
1810 and served to link Devizes with
Bristol and
London. The canal fell into disuse after the coming of the railway, but has been restored, and is now used for leisure purposes.
Rowde is a civil parish with an elected parish 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 a population of 2880.
Position: Nearby towns and cities: Devizes,
Calne,
Melksham,
Chippenham,
SwindonNearby villages: Bromham,
Seend*
List of places in Wiltshire*
List of civil parishes in England
