Rode is a small village and civil parish in the Mendip district of Somerset, lying close to the county boundary with Wiltshire and just a few miles east of the market town of Frome. It occupies a pleasant rural setting on the edge of the rolling Mendip Hills, within easy reach of Bath and Bristol, making it popular for country walks and short commutes to larger centres.
Historically tied to agriculture and the region’s wool and cloth trades, Rode still shows its past in stone cottages and a traditional village core; there are local amenities such as a pub and village hall and an active community calendar of events and clubs. Today the local economy is a mix of farming, small businesses and commuters, and the village retains a strong sense of place and rural character despite its proximity to bigger towns.
Postcode districts covering Rode
Most populated places nearby
- Bristol 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Bath 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 16 miles25.8 km
- Trowbridge 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Chippenham 13.9 miles22.4 km
- Yate 19 miles30.6 km
- Frome 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Nailsea 23.1 miles37.2 km
- Melksham 8.9 miles14.3 km
- Melksham Without 9 miles14.5 km
- Devizes 13.3 miles21.5 km
Neighbouring places
- Tellisford Parish 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Frome North Ward 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Beckington Built-up area 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Lullington Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Southwick Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Norton St. Philip Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Wingfield Parish 2.5 miles4 km
- Berkley Parish 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Trowbridge Grove Ward 3.1 miles4.9 km
- Trowbridge Lambrok Ward 3.2 miles5.2 km
- North Bradley Built-up area 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Westwood Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Rode
BA11 6PZ, BA11 6PN, BA11 6PU, BA11 6AG, BA11 6NZ, BA11 6PY, BA11 6PJ, BA11 6QB, BA11 6PX … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 20.2 miles32.5 km
- Bournemouth Airport 39.6 miles63.8 km
- Westbury Railway Station 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Trowbridge Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
Hotels near Rode Ad
- The Foresters 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Homewood Hotel & Spa 4 4 miles6.4 km
- Home Farm 4 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 3.7 miles6 km
- The Royal Crescent Hotel & Spa 5 8.1 miles13.1 km
- The Queensberry Hotel 4 8 miles12.9 km
- Francis Hotel Bath 4 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Eight 7.5 miles12.1 km
- Orchardleigh Estate 4 2.5 miles3.9 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 3.7 miles5.9 km
Schools in Rode
- Rode Methodist VC First School Primary
Local points of interest
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Longleat Country house 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 7.9 miles12.8 km
- Twerton Park Stadium 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Bath Racecourse Recreation 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Hartham Country house 11.8 miles19.1 km
- King Alfred's Tower Historic site 12.3 miles19.7 km
- Stourhead Estate 12.4 miles19.9 km
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 13.4 miles21.6 km