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 miles28.9 km
- Bath 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Kingswood and Fishponds 21.7 miles35 km
- Salisbury 22 miles35.4 km
- Trowbridge 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Chipping Sodbury 19.6 miles31.6 km
- Chippenham 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Yate 21.2 miles34.1 km
- Frome 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Melksham 4.5 miles7.2 km
- Melksham Without 4.4 miles7 km
- Devizes 1.8 miles2.9 km
Neighbouring places
- Rowde Built-up area 0.2 miles0.3 km
- Devizes North Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Bromham, Rowde & Roundway Ward 1.5 miles2.5 km
- Sells Green Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Poulshot Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Devizes Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Devizes South Ward 2 miles3.2 km
- Bromham Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Seend Built-up area 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Devizes East Ward 2.5 miles4 km
- Potterne Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Devizes Rural West Ward 2.6 miles4.2 km
Example postcodes in Rowde
SN10 2NA, SN10 2QD, SN10 2QB, SN10 2PB, SN10 2JD, SN10 2JE, SN10 2PG, SN10 2QR, SN10 2PP … See all
Transport links
- Bristol Airport 29.7 miles47.8 km
- Southampton Airport 40.7 miles65.5 km
- Melksham Railway Station 5.1 miles8.2 km
- Chippenham Railway Station 8 miles12.8 km
Hotels near Rowde Ad
- Castle Hotel 3 1.7 miles2.8 km
- The Bear Hotel 3 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Bowood Hotel, Spa, and Golf Resort 4 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Beechfield House Hotel 4 5.1 miles8.2 km
- The Duke Hotel 4 8.5 miles13.6 km
- Woolley Grange - A Luxury Family Hotel 4 8.8 miles14.1 km
- Widbrook Grange 3 9.2 miles14.7 km
- Best Western Plus Angel Hotel 3 7.6 miles12.3 km
- The Moonraker Hotel 3 8.8 miles14.2 km
- Leigh Park Country House Hotel & Vineyard 3 9.2 miles14.8 km
Local points of interest
- Loxwell Abbey Historic site 5 miles8 km
- Stanley Abbey (Wiltshire) Historic site 7.1 miles11.5 km
- Silbury Hill Archaeological site 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Avebury Stones Archaeological site 9.1 miles14.6 km
- Hartham Country house 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Roman Baths Historic site 14.2 miles22.9 km
- Orchardleigh Estate Historic site 14.3 miles23 km
- Fashion Museum Museum 14.4 miles23.1 km
- Jane Austen Centre Museum 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution Museum 14.4 miles23.2 km
- Savernake Forest Forest 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Stonehenge Archaeological site 15.3 miles24.7 km