Rode Heath, United Kingdom
Rode Heath is a town of 2,019 people in England, United Kingdom.
Why visit Rode Heath
Townapedia lists 4 museums and landmarks, 10 parks and trails and 38 places to eat in and around town.
Highlights include Rode Hall, Little Moreton Hall, Bathpool Park and Parrot's Drumble.
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About Rode Heath
Rode Heath is a small village in the civil parish of Odd Rode, near Alsager and within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. According to the 2001 census, Rode Heath had a population of 2,150. In the 2011 census the figure had dropped to 2,019 and a 2016 estimate put the population at 1,943. The village was previously two villages, Rode Heath and Thurlwood.
From the Wikipedia article Rode Heath (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks4
Rode Hall
Museum · 0.8 mi
English country house in Cheshire, England, UK
Little Moreton Hall
Museum · 1.9 mi
Moated half-timbered manor house near Congleton in England, built between about 1504 and 1610.
Parks, trails and playgrounds10
Bathpool Park
Park · 3.2 mi
Park in Kidsgrove, Staffordshire, England, UK
Restaurants and cafes38
The Horseshoe Inn
Bar and pub · 0.6 mi
Sandbach Road, Stoke-on-Trent
Mo-Sa 12:00-13:00, Su 12:00-22:30
26 more on the map.
Churches and places of worship16
All Saints Church, Church Lawton
Church · Anglican · 1.4 mi
Grade II* listed church in Church Lawton, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
Christ Church, Alsager
Church · Anglican · 1.5 mi
Grade II* listed church in Alsager, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
All Saints Church, Scholar Green
Church · 1.1 mi
Church in Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
St John the Baptist's Church, Smallwood
Church · 1.7 mi
Grade II listed church in Smallwood, Cheshire East, Cheshire, England, UK
St John the Evangelist's Church, Sandbach Heath
Church · 3.2 mi
Grade II listed church in Sandbach, Cheshire, England, UK
St Luke's Church, Oakhanger
Church · 3.1 mi
Grade II listed church in Haslington, Cheshire, England, UK
St Mary Magdalene's Church, Alsager
Church · 1.4 mi
Grade II listed church in Alsager, Cheshire, England, UK
St Philip's Church, Hassall Green
Church · 1.8 mi
Church in Hassall Green, Cheshire, United Kingdom
4 more on the map.
History
There was a salt works at Rode Heath run by James Sutton (1799–1868), who was also a canal boat carrier and High Sheriff of Derbyshire. In the past, Rode Heath and Thurlwood were separate settlements. From 1864 to 1962 there was a Primitive Methodist Chapel in Thurlwood. Many of the original inhabitants of Thurlwood were canal-boat families and some of the older houses, such as those in Faram's Road, had stables for the horses that towed the boats. Rode Heath and Thurlwood are now effectively joined, although the major 'link' and where you can see the end of one village lies on the southernmost lock.
From the History section of Rode Heath on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Shopping6
Gas and EV charging1
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare3
Map of Rode Heath
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Getting there and nearby towns
Manchester Airport (MAN) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 16 miles away.
- Alsager 1 mi southwest, about 2 min by car
- Kidsgrove 3 mi southeast, about 5 min by car
- Sandbach 4 mi northwest, about 6 min by car
- Congleton 5 mi northeast, about 8 min by car
- Biddulph 5 mi east, about 8 min by car
- Crewe 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Betley 6 mi southwest, about 10 min by car
- Newcastle under Lyme 8 mi south, about 13 min by car
- Middlewich 8 mi northwest, about 13 min by car
- Stoke-on-Trent 9 mi southeast, about 14 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Bibby Street, Rode Heath, Dave.Dunford, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rode Heath - Broughton Arms pub - Mar 2025, Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rode Hall (Ian Greig), Ian Greig, CC BY-SA 2.0
- LittleMoretonHall, Christine-Ann Martin, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Rugby pitch at Bathpool - panoramio, Andrew Woodvine (awo…, CC BY 3.0
- Church Lawton 3, Peter I. Vardy, Public domain
- Christ Church Alsager, Sep 2023, Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Lawton Heath End - Horseshoe Inn pub - Mar 2025, Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Alsager - Sainsbury's supermarket - Mar 2025, Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wood Park, Alsager Town FC, Sep 2023 01, Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mere Inn, Alsager, Sep 2023, Dominic Nelson, CC BY-SA 4.0
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