Odd Rode is a
civil parish
In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authorit ...
in the unitary authority of
Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of
Cheshire, England. It borders the
Staffordshire parish of
Kidsgrove, and includes the settlements of:
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Scholar Green
Scholar Green () is a village in the civil parish of Odd Rode, in Cheshire, England. Encompassing the smaller settlements of Kent Green and The Bank, it is situated on the A34 road, A34 near Mow Cop, Alsager, Rode Heath, Butt Lane and Kidsgrove a ...
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Mow Cop
* Mount Pleasant
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Rode Heath
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Thurlwood
* The Bank
The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 5,442.
Of particular note in the area is
Rode Hall, seat of the Wilbraham family.
Churches
There are three
Anglican (CofE) churches in the parish:
All Saints', Scholar Green; St. Luke's, Mow Cop; and The Church of the Good Shepherd, Rode Heath. The churches have long histories and host services and events throughout the year. The current incumbent priest is the Rev. Philip Atkinson.
Toponymy
"Rode" (Old English ''rod'') means "(wood)land cleared for farming". There are several competing explanations of the meaning of "Odd": "Old"; "Odd" (Middle English ''odde'') in the sense of "the third of three", i.e. to contrast this ''Rode'' with
North Rode and
Rode Heath; "Hood's" (Middle English ''hod''), from the name of a thirteenth-century tenant of the manor; "Odda's", from an Old English forename.
See also
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Listed buildings in Odd Rode
References
External links
Civil parishes in Cheshire
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