Rode, Somerset

Rode
Street scene. Triangular area of grass with village sign on wooden post and stone cross behind. Stone houses with tiled roofs in the background.
Village centre
Rode is located in Somerset
Rode
Rode
Location within Somerset
Population1,025 (2011)[1]
OS grid referenceST805540
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townFrome
Postcode districtBA11
Dialling code01373
PoliceAvon and Somerset
FireDevon and Somerset
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Somerset
51°17′06″N 2°16′52″W / 51.285°N 2.281°W / 51.285; -2.281

Rode (formerly Road) is a village and civil parish in the ceremonial county of Somerset in England, 5 miles (8.0 km) north-east of Frome and 5 miles (8.0 km) south-west of Trowbridge.

The small settlement of Rode Hill, north-east of Rode village, is now contiguous with it. The village lies within a mile of the Wiltshire border and is the easternmost settlement in Somerset. The Wiltshire village of Southwick is 2 miles (3 km) to the north-east.

  1. ^ "Rode Parish". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 1 January 2014.