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Rowde sits just a couple of miles west of Devizes, positioned along the A342 which connects the market town towards Chippenham. It’s perhaps best known for its location at the foot of Caen Hill, where the Kennet and Avon Canal begins its famous ascent of twenty-nine locks; a walk from the village centre down Marsh Lane brings you directly onto the towpath. History is visible in the village’s core, particularly around the 15th-century Church of St Matthew and the mix of timber-framed and red-brick cottages that line the main street. While Rowde has grown over the years with newer housing, it retains a distinct community identity, supported by a local primary school and two long-established pubs, *The George and Dragon* and *The Cross Keys*. The landscape here transitions from the flat grazing land of the valley towards the steeper chalk escarpment of the North Wessex Downs, making it a practical base for those who need quick access to Devizes but prefer to be slightly removed from the town’s immediate bustle.