Roke

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Roke
Roke
 Roke shown within Oxfordshire
OS grid referenceSU626936
Civil parishBerrick Salome
DistrictSouth Oxfordshire
Shire countyOxfordshire
RegionSouth East
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Postcode district OX10
Dialling code 01491
Police Thames Valley
Fire Oxfordshire
Ambulance South Central
EU Parliament South East England
UK ParliamentHenley
WebsiteBerrick & Roke
List of places
UK
England
Oxfordshire

Coordinates: 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 Berrick Salome.[2]

Culture

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

References

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


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