Rookley Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Rookley
Civil Parish:Rookley
Coordinates:50.6548°N -1.2833°W
Population:638
Population Ref:(2011)[1]
Unitary England:Isle of Wight
Map Type:Isle of Wight
Lieutenancy England:Isle of Wight
Region:South East England
Constituency Westminster:Isle of Wight West
Post Town:VENTNOR
Postcode District:PO38
Postcode Area:PO
Dial Code:01983
Os Grid Reference:SZ507841
Static Image Name:Rookley, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
Static Image Caption:Rookley village green

Rookley is a village and civil parish[2] 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, the "Chequers", a short distance from the village. The latter was the centre of the island's 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.[3]

The Village Association Playing Field and Village Hall are in Highwood Lane. They are available for hire via the website. Gardening Galore is a popular event held annually.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Civil Parish population 2011. 19 October 2015.
  2. Web site: English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004. www.statistics.gov.uk. 2007-05-03.
  3. Web site: 2008 . Southern Vectis - bus route 3 . www.islandbuses.info . 2008-05-04 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080428022125/http://www.islandbuses.info/r3.shtml . 2008-04-28 .
  4. Web site: 2012 . Rookley Village Association. Island Webservices . 2012-03-22.