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 miles20.7 km
- Basingstoke 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Woking 23.2 miles37.3 km
- Bracknell 18 miles28.9 km
- Guildford 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Maidenhead 23.4 miles37.6 km
- Aldershot 15.7 miles25.2 km
- Farnborough 15.1 miles24.3 km
- Eastleigh 23 miles37.1 km
- Eastleigh Town 24.6 miles39.6 km
- Winchester 17.4 miles28 km
- Andover 16.6 miles26.8 km
Neighbouring places
- Sherborne St. John Built-up area 1 mile1.7 km
- Winklebury & Manydown Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Popley Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Sherborne St. John & Rooksdown Ward 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Norden Ward 1.4 miles2.2 km
- Basingstoke Built-up area 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Brookvale & Kings Furlong Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- South Ham Ward 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Monk Sherborne Built-up area 1.7 miles2.7 km
- Wootton St. Lawrence Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Eastrop & Grove Ward 2 miles3.1 km
- Kempshott & Buckskin Ward 2.3 miles3.8 km
Example postcodes in Rooksdown
RG24 9YL, RG24 9RP, RG24 9GY, RG24 9WN, RG24 9SG, RG24 9XH, RG24 9GJ, RG24 9YP, RG24 9YB … See all
Transport links
- Southampton Airport 25.1 miles40.4 km
- London Heathrow Airport 31.3 miles50.4 km
- Basingstoke Railway Station 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bramley 4.1 miles6.7 km
Hotels near Rooksdown Ad
- Audleys Wood Hotel 4 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Arlan House Hotel 4 1.8 miles3 km
- Village Hotel Basingstoke 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Oakley Hall Hotel 4 4.4 miles7 km
- Red Lion Hotel 1.8 miles2.9 km
- George & Dragon Country House Hotel 4 4.4 miles7.2 km
- Hampshire Court Hotel & Spa 4 2.6 miles4.2 km
- The New Inn 7.7 miles12.4 km
- The White Hart by Innkeeper's Collection 3 6.7 miles10.8 km
- The Wellington Arms 4 6.4 miles10.2 km
Schools in Rooksdown
- Saxon Wood School Special
Local points of interest
- Milestones Museum 1 mile1.6 km
- The Vyne Historic site 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Oakley Hall Estate 4.2 miles6.8 km
- Mortimer Lodge Estate 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Mortimer House Estate 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Aldermaston Court Estate 7.2 miles11.6 km
- Dogmersfield House Estate 9.6 miles15.4 km
- Sulhampstead House Estate 9.6 miles15.5 km
- Newbury Racecourse Recreation 11.2 miles18 km
- Madejski Stadium Stadium 11.3 miles18.3 km
- The Grange Country house 11.6 miles18.6 km
- University of Reading University 13.3 miles21.4 km