Odd Down is an electoral ward in the City of

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, England. A

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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 section of the Wansdyke medieval earthwork in Odd Down, which has been designated as an

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, appears on the

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as being in unsatisfactory condition and vulnerable due to gardening. The Cross Keys Inn is a Grade II

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which was built in the late 17th or early 18th century. although an earlier pub on the site served as a

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. 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

Areas of Bath, Somerset Electoral wards in Bath and North East Somerset {{Somerset-geo-stub