Ward in Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.3, -1.123 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 61 56 |
| Dialling code: | 01256 (Basingstoke) |
Sherborne St John and Rooksdown form an area on the outskirts of Basingstoke in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane, Hampshire, England. The district combines the picture‑book rural village of Sherborne St John with its historic parish church and country house set in parkland, and the more recent suburb of Rooksdown, developed on the site of the former Park Prewett Hospital.
The result is a mix of village life - village halls, a cricket club and listed buildings - and modern commuter housing with local schools, shops and a health centre, many residents travelling into Basingstoke or along the M3. The juxtaposition of Victorian hospital architecture and planned new housing gives the area a distinctive blend of history and contemporary suburban growth.
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