Discover Rode's past /
Harris, Peter(Peter James),1940-author.
"Beginning with Rode{u2019}s prehistoric burial chamber, the history traces the village{u2019}s evolution through Roman farmsteads, its mediaeval religious past, onto the major industries which have come and gone (many based on mills that utilised the power of the River Frome), to the astonishing number of shops and pubs of yesteryear. It also includes a guide to many of the large and {u2018}not-so-large{u2019} houses that still grace the streets of Rode and have done so for hundreds of years all interwoven with an account of many of the families who lived there and helped shape the village. Everything is explained within the context of what was happening in the rest of the country at the time." -- Back cover.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Beginning with Rode{u2019}s prehistoric burial chamber, the history traces the village{u2019}s evolution through Roman farmsteads, its mediaeval religious past, onto the major industries which have come and gone (many based on mills that utilised the power of the River Frome), to the astonishing number of shops and pubs of yesteryear. It also includes a guide to many of the large and {u2018}not-so-large{u2019} houses that still grace the streets of Rode and have done so for hundreds of years all interwoven with an account of many of the families who lived there and helped shape the village. Everything is explained within the context of what was happening in the rest of the country at the time." -- Back cover.