Rookery Wood
Rookery Wood is a locality in Ilfracombe, North Devon, England. Rookery Wood is situated nearby to the locality Sharper’s Wood, as well as near Brockhole Break.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bull Point Lighthouse and Mortehoe Museum.
Bull Point Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Herbythyme, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bull Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse on Bull Point, about one mile north of the village of Mortehoe, on the northern coast of Devon, England. The lighthouse provides a visual aid to the villages of Mortehoe, Woolacombe and Ilfracombe, and warns of the inhospitable and rocky coast that lines the area. Bull Point Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles northwest of Rookery Wood.
Mortehoe Museum
Museum
The Mortehoe Museum is a museum located in Mortehoe, Devon, England, 1.5 miles north of Woolacombe. The museum building, originally a barn, is now owned by the National Trust and leased to Mortehoe Heritage Trust, registered charity number 1068961, who run the museum.
Church of St Sabinus, Woolacombe
Church
Photo: Grant Sherman, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Church of St Sabinus is the Church of England parish church for in Woolacombe, Devon. It is the only church in the United Kingdom that is dedicated to St Sabinus of Canosa and has been a Grade II* listed building since 1985.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woolacombe and Pickwell.
Woolacombe
Photo: PeteK78, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Woolacombe is a seaside resort on the coast of North Devon, England, which lies at the mouth of a valley. The beach is 3 km, sandy and gently sloping, making it ideal for flying kites.
Pickwell
Hamlet
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pickwell is a small settlement with a converted manor house in the civil parish of Georgeham, in the North Devon district, in the county of Devon, England. Pickwell is situated 3 miles southwest of Rookery Wood.
Putsborough
Hamlet
Photo: Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Putsborough is a hamlet in Georgeham Civil Parish on the west-facing coast of North Devon, England. It is about 3⁄4 mile north of the village of Croyde and 1 mile west-northwest of the village of Georgeham. Putsborough is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rookery Wood.
Rookery Wood
- Type: Locality
- Location: Ilfracombe, North Devon, Devon, West Country, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.1834° or 51° 11′ 0″ northLongitude
-4.17356° or 4° 10′ 25″ westOpen location code
9C3Q5RMG+9HOpenStreetMap ID
node 1789950097OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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