Rookley

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Rookley
Village
Rookley, Isle of Wight, UK.jpg
Rookley village green
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Rookley
Location within the Isle of Wight
Population607 
OS grid reference SZ507841
Civil parish
  • Rookley
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
  • Isle of Wight
Region
Country England
Sovereign state United Kingdom
Post town VENTNOR
Postcode district PO38
Dialling code 01983
Police Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Fire Hampshire and Isle of Wight
Ambulance Isle of Wight
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Isle of Wight
50°39′17″N1°17′00″W / 50.65482°N 1.28329°W / 50.65482; -1.28329

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. The population of the civil parish was recorded in the 2021 census as 607. [2]

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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.

Name

The name means 'the wood or woodland clearing frequented by rooks', from Old English hrōc and lēah, and it is thought that the wood is Bunker's Copse, a small wood or copse in the village.

1202: Roclee

1235: Rokele

1328: Roukley

1583: Rookeley

1769: Rookley [3]

Transport

Southern Vectis bus route 3 serves the village on its way between Newport, Ventnor, Shanklin, Sandown and Ryde, including intermediate villages. [4]

Amenities

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. [5]

The Chequers Inn Chequers Inn, Rookley, IW, UK.jpg
The Chequers Inn

References

  1. ↑ "English Parishes & Welsh Communities N&C 2004". www.statistics.gov.uk. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
  2. ↑ "Rookley (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Mills, A.D (1996). The Place-Names of The Isle of Wight. Shaun Tyas.
  4. ↑ "Southern Vectis - bus route 3". www.islandbuses.info. 2008. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008. Retrieved 4 May 2008.
  5. ↑ "Rookley Village Association". Island Webservices. 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2012.


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