Shops

In the 19th century (and before) Rode was very much a self-contained village, and it was only for a special outing or occasion that anyone travelled to Frome or Trowbridge – in fact it was quite common for villagers to live full and happy lives in the village and die, never having ventured as far as Bath. The sections below provide greater detail on the many shops that operated in Rode during the 19th and 20th centuries….