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Odd Down is an electoral ward in the City of Bath, England. A suburb of the city, Odd Down is located west and south of the city centre. The city ward population taken at the 2011 census was 5,681.

History

A 1,330 yards (1,220 m) section of the Wansdyke medieval earthwork in Odd Down, which has been designated as an Ancient monument, appears on the Heritage at Risk Register as being in unsatisfactory condition and vulnerable due to gardening.

The Cross Keys Inn is a Grade II listed building which was built in the late 17th or early 18th century. although an earlier pub on the site served as a coaching inn.

Thomas Stride operated a brewery and public house in Odd Down and represented Combe Hay in the Rural District Council.

Sport

Odd Down A.F.C. is the local football club which won the 2015-16 Western Premier League.

Odd Down Playing fields has a 1.5km, purpose built, closed road cycling circuit.

References

1. "Ward population 2011". Retrieved 7 April 2015.
2. Historic England. "Wansdyke: section 1230yds (1120m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn (1007003)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
3. "Wansdyke: section 1230 yards (1120 metres) eastwards from Burnt House Inn, Southstoke - Bath and North East Somerset (UA)". English Heritage. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2013.
4. Historic England. "Cross Keys Inn (1395715)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
5. Canvin, John. "Southstoke History" (PDF). Southstoke Parish Council. p. 14. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
6. "Bath cycling circuit opens at Odd Down playing fields". BBC News. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 25 April 2023.

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