Rookley
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Coordinates: 50°39′17″N 1°17′00″W / 50.65482°N 1.28329°W
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 Rookley
Rookley shown within the Isle of Wight |
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| OS grid reference | SZ507841 |
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| Civil parish | Rookley |
| Unitary authority | Isle of Wight |
| Ceremonial county | Isle of Wight |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | VENTNOR |
| Postcode district | PO38 |
| Dialling code | 01983 |
| Police | Hampshire |
| Fire | Isle of Wight |
| Ambulance | Isle of Wight |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Isle of Wight |
| List of places: UK • England • Isle of Wight | |
Rookley is a village and civil parish[1] on the Isle of Wight. It is located five kilometres south of Newport near the centre of the Island. It has a country park on the site of the last working Isle of Wight brickworks. There is a pub at the country park and another pub, the "Chequers" a short distance from the village. The latter was the centre of the Island smuggling trade in the 18th century.
Southern Vectis bus route 3 serves the village on its way between Newport, Ventnor, Shanklin, Sandown and Ryde, including intermediate villages.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". www.statistics.gov.uk. http://www.statistics.gov.uk/geography/geographic_area_listings/downloads/EnglishParishes&WelshCommunities_N&C_2004.xls. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
- ^ "Southern Vectis - bus route 3". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. http://www.islandbuses.info/r3shtml. Retrieved 2008-05-04.[dead link]
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