Odd Rode
Odd Rode is a civil parish 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: 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.