The Park
Humphry Repton was commissioned in 1790 to design the landscape at Rode. Repton was not given the opportunity to put his plans in place but John Webb, a Cheshire-based landscapist, carried out the work to Repton’s specification between 1800 and 1810. In particular, the creation of Rode Pool, a lake of some 40 acres and a mile long, which is now one of the principal features of the Rode landscape. The park has many fine trees and is now grazed by sheep.
