Rooksdown
Parish in Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.281, -1.116 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 61 53 |
| Dialling code: | 01256 (Basingstoke) |
Rooksdown is a civil parish on the northern edge of Basingstoke, within the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England. It occupies gentle chalk downland and green corridors where a fairly recent wave of housing was built on former hospital sites and farmland, giving the area a mix of modern estates, pockets of older buildings and open parkland with good local walking routes.
Locally it feels like a family-oriented suburb with a primary school, a small local centre, health facilities and active parish council activity; community events and volunteer groups are common. Economically and socially it functions as both a dormitory for workers commuting to Basingstoke and beyond (with easy road links to the M3 and rail connections from Basingstoke station) and as a neighbourhood that places emphasis on green space, conservation and adapting historic buildings into new uses.
Postcode districts covering Rooksdown
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 12.9 miles
- Basingstoke 1.5 miles
- Woking 23.2 miles
- Bracknell 18 miles
- Guildford 23.7 miles
- Maidenhead 23.4 miles
- Aldershot 15.7 miles
- Farnborough 15.1 miles
- Eastleigh 23 miles
- Eastleigh Town 24.6 miles
- Winchester 17.4 miles
- Andover 16.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sherborne St. John Built-up area 1 mile
- Winklebury & Manydown Ward 1.2 miles
- Popley Ward 1.3 miles
- Sherborne St. John & Rooksdown Ward 1.3 miles
- Norden Ward 1.4 miles
- Basingstoke Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Brookvale & Kings Furlong Ward 1.6 miles
- South Ham Ward 1.6 miles
- Monk Sherborne Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Wootton St. Lawrence Parish 1.9 miles
- Eastrop & Grove Ward 2 miles
- Kempshott & Buckskin Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Rooksdown
RG24 9XS, RG24 9RB, RG24 9XA, RG24 9QX, RG24 9YL, RG24 9QQ, RG24 9YP, RG24 9AT, RG24 9TB … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25.1 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 31.3 miles
- Basingstoke Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Bramley 4.1 miles
Hotels near Rooksdown Ad
- Red Lion Hotel 3 1.8 miles
- Hampshire Court Hotel & Spa 4 2.6 miles
- Village Hotel Basingstoke 4 1.9 miles
- Premier Inn Basingstoke West 3 1.1 miles
- Apollo Hotel 4 0.6 miles
- Westlands House 4 1.8 miles
- Premier Inn Basingstoke Town Centre 3 1.8 miles
- Bartons Mill Pub and Dining 2.9 miles
- Barton's Mill 4 2.8 miles
- Holiday Inn Basingstoke 4 2.4 miles
Schools in Rooksdown
- Saxon Wood School Special
Local points of interest
- Milestones Museum 1 mile
- The Vyne Historic site 2.1 miles
- Oakley Hall Estate 4.2 miles
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 6.6 miles
- Mortimer House Estate 6.9 miles
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.2 miles
- Dogmersfield House Estate 9.6 miles
- Sulhampstead House Estate 9.6 miles
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 11.3 miles
- The Grange Country house 11.6 miles
- University of Reading University 13.3 miles