Roke

Coordinates: 51°38′13″N 1°05′41″W / 51.6370°N 1.0947°W / 51.6370; -1.0947
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Roke
The Home Sweet Home
Roke is located in Oxfordshire
Roke
Roke
Location within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSU626936
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode districtOX10
Dialling code01491
PoliceThames Valley
FireOxfordshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
WebsiteBerrick & Roke
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire
51°38′13″N 1°05′41″W / 51.6370°N 1.0947°W / 51.6370; -1.0947

Roke is a hamlet in South Oxfordshire, about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Wallingford. It has a sixteenth-century public house, the Home Sweet Home.[1] It is now included in the neighbouring civil parish of Berrick Salome.[2]

Culture[edit]

Roke hosts the annual Rokefest Beer and Music Festival.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Home Sweet Home
  2. ^ "Welcome to the Berrick and Roke Village Website". www.berrickandroke.org.uk. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ^ Rugfest (2015). "Local Festivals". Rugfest. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  4. ^ Helen and Douglas House (2013). "Rokefest Beer and Music Festival". Helen & Douglas House. Archived from the original on 26 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.