The Rookery

The Rookery is a forest in Mildenhall, Wiltshire, England. The Rookery is situated nearby to the locality Whiteshard Bottom, as well as near the hamlet Southend.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Cunetio and Church of St Andrew.

Cunetio

Archaeological site

Photo: Brian Robert Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cunetio was a large walled town in a valley of the River Kennet in modern-day Wiltshire, England. Occupied from the 2nd century AD by Romano-British people, the settlement was abandoned in the early 5th century, the emerging post-Roman period.

Church of St Andrew

Church

Photo: Rob Stallard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Church of St John the Baptist

Church

Photo: Rob Stallard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Marlborough and Mildenhall.

Marlborough

Photo: Mariegriffiths, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Marlborough is a market town in Wiltshire, between Swindon and Amesbury. Marlborough retains a rustic charm with arcades, alleyways, coaching inns, half-timbered cottages and a church at each end of the high street.

Mildenhall

Village

Photo: Rob Stallard, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Mildenhall is a village and civil parish in the Kennet Valley in Wiltshire, England, immediately east of the market town of Marlborough. The village is about 1.5 miles east of the centre of Marlborough, on the minor road which follows the River Kennet towards Ramsbury.