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Rowde is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. A village is a human settlement commonly found in rural areas. ...
In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ...
Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Englands location within the UK Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area - Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831 377/km² Religion...
Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...
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 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 it's place. The flight of 16 locks at Caen Hill, Devizes on the Kennett and Avon Canal. ...
The flight of 16 locks at Caen Hill, Devizes on the Kennett and Avon Canal. ...
The Kennet and Avon Canal at Brass-Knocker-Bottom near Bath The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. ...
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. The Kennet and Avon Canal at Brass-Knocker-Bottom near Bath The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. ...
The Kennet and Avon Canal at Brass-Knocker-Bottom near Bath The Kennet and Avon Canal is a canal in southern England. ...
1794 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Bristol is a city in south-western England, through which flows the River Avon. ...
The Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster which contains Big Ben A red double-decker bus crosses Piccadilly Circus. ...
Local Government 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. Kennet is a local government district in Wiltshire, England. ...
Wiltshire (abbreviated Wilts) is a large southern English county. ...
In the 2001 census, the district ward of Bromham & Rowde had a population of 2880.
Location Position: grid reference ST977627 (http://www.rhaworth.myby.co.uk/oscoor_a.htm?ST977627_region:GB_scale:25000) The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ...
Nearby towns and cities: Devizes, Calne, Melksham, Chippenham, Swindon Devizes is a town and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ...
Calne is a town in Wiltshire, England. ...
Melksham is a medium-sized English town, lying on the River Avon (the Bristol Avon). ...
Chippenham is the name of more than one place: Chippenham, Cambridgeshire, England Chippenham, Wiltshire, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...
Swindon is a large town of Wiltshire, England, located in the South West of the UK (between London and Bristol). ...
Nearby villages: Bromham, Seend Bromham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Wiltshire. ...
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