Roke

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]

For the fictional island in the Earthsea universe, see Earthsea. For the Chemring company in the UK, see Roke Manor Research Limited. For the typhoon in Japan, see Typhoon Roke (2011).
Roke

The Home Sweet Home
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

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 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.


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