Odd Down
{{short description|Suburb of Bath, England}}
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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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ukcensusdata.com/odd-down-e05001957#sthash.1kFL6yfb.dpbs|title=Ward population 2011 |accessdate=7 April 2015}}
History
A {{convert|1330|yd|m}} section of the Wansdyke medieval earthwork in Odd Down, which has been designated as an Ancient monument,{{NHLE|desc=Wansdyke: section 1230yds (1120m) eastwards from Burnt House Inn|num=1007003|accessdate=10 October 2013}} appears on the Heritage at Risk Register as being in unsatisfactory condition and vulnerable due to gardening.{{cite web|title=Wansdyke: section 1230 yards (1120 metres) eastwards from Burnt House Inn, Southstoke - Bath and North East Somerset (UA)|url=http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/register.aspx?id=32366|publisher=English Heritage|accessdate=10 October 2013|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141022080619/http://risk.english-heritage.org.uk/register.aspx?id=32366|archivedate=22 October 2014|df=}}
The Cross Keys Inn is a Grade II listed building which was built in the late 17th or early 18th century.{{NHLE|desc=Cross Keys Inn|num=1395715|accessdate=22 June 2015}} although an earlier pub on the site served as a coaching inn.{{cite web|last1=Canvin|first1=John|title=Southstoke History|url=http://www.southstokepc.org.uk/history/SouthStokeHistory.pdf|publisher=Southstoke Parish Council|accessdate=22 June 2015|page=14}}
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.{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-22310947 |publisher=BBC News |title=Bath cycling circuit opens at Odd Down playing fields |date=27 April 2013 |access-date=25 April 2023}}
References
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Category:Areas of Bath, Somerset
Category:Electoral wards in Bath and North East Somerset
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