Rode Heath is a small village in the civil parish of Odd Rode, within the unitary authority of Cheshire East and the ceremonial county of in Cheshire, England near Alsager. According to the 2001 census, Rode Heath had a population of 2,150. The village was previously two villages, Rode Heath and Thurlwood. Since extensive housing developments in Thurlwood the two are known simply as Rode Heath.
The Trent and Mersey Canal runs through Rode Heath. The village has two pubs, a primary school, post office, shop and takeaway. There are two churches; the Church of the Good Shepherd, one of the three churches that make up the Parish of Odd Rode, and Rode Heath Chapel. Close by is Rode Hall, which gardens are a tourist attraction. The current owner of Rode Hall is Lady Wilbraham.
The village has a number of gentle walks along the canal and through the countryside, popular with dog walkers.
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“Lord Ronald said nothing; he flung himself from the room, flung himself upon his horse and rode madly off in all directions.”
—Stephen Leacock (1869–1944)
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