Rowde is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, lying a short distance north‑west of Devizes. The Kennet and Avon Canal passes through the parish, and the canalside towpath, wharf and nearby flight of locks attract walkers, cyclists and narrowboat visitors, giving the area a steady trickle of tourism alongside its rural character.
The settlement shows a mix of stone cottages, farm buildings and more recent housing, and agriculture remains a visible part of local life even as some residents commute to nearby towns. Community life revolves around the village hall, church and local events, and the surrounding chalk downland and hedgerow landscape reflect Wiltshire’s long agricultural and prehistoric heritage.
Postcode districts covering Rowde
Most populated places nearby
- Swindon 18 miles
- Bath 14.5 miles
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.7 miles
- Salisbury 22 miles
- Trowbridge 7.9 miles
- Chipping Sodbury 19.6 miles
- Chippenham 7.9 miles
- Yate 21.2 miles
- Frome 18.1 miles
- Melksham 4.5 miles
- Melksham Without 4.4 miles
- Devizes 1.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Rowde Built-up area 0.2 miles
- Devizes North Ward 1.3 miles
- Bromham, Rowde & Roundway Ward 1.5 miles
- Sells Green Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Poulshot Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Devizes Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Devizes South Ward 2 miles
- Bromham Built-up area 2 miles
- Seend Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Devizes East Ward 2.5 miles
- Potterne Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Devizes Rural West Ward 2.6 miles
Example postcodes in Rowde
SN10 2NU, SN10 1RD, SN10 2NT, SN10 2NG, SN10 2LX, SN10 2PG, SN10 2NY, SN10 2NB, SN10 2QG … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 29.7 miles
- Southampton Airport 40.7 miles
- Melksham Railway Station 5.1 miles
- Chippenham Railway Station 8 miles
Hotels in Rowde Ad
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 5 miles
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 7.1 miles
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 8.4 miles
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 9.1 miles
- Hartham Country house 9.6 miles
- Roman Baths Historic site 14.2 miles
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 14.3 miles
- Fashion Museum Museum 14.4 miles
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 14.4 miles
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 14.4 miles
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.1 miles
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 15.3 miles