Rookley
| Rookley | |
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| Village | |
Rookley village green | |
Rookley Location within the Isle of Wight | |
| Population | 607 |
| OS grid reference | SZ507841 |
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| Unitary authority | |
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| 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 | |
Rookley is a village and civil parish 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.
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.