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]

The Chequers Inn


References

  1. ^ "Civil Parish population 2011". Retrieved 19 October 2015.
  2. ^ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". www.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
  3. ^ "Southern Vectis - bus route 3". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Rookley Village Association". Island Webservices. 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rookley
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