The Rookery

The Rookery is a forest in Alderbury, Wiltshire, England. Access is restricted and requires permission. The Rookery is situated nearby to the locality Rag Withybed, as well as near The Plantation.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Clarendon Palace and Clarendon Park.

Clarendon Palace

Archaeological site

Photo: Jim Linwood, CC BY 2.0.

Clarendon Palace is a medieval ruin 2+1⁄4 miles east of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. The palace was a royal residence during the Middle Ages, and was the location of the Assize of Clarendon which developed the Constitutions of Clarendon.

Clarendon Park

Manor estate

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Clarendon Park is a Grade I listed building, estate and civil parish located a short distance east of the city of Salisbury in Wiltshire, England. According to the 2011 census the population of the parish was 246.

Church of St John

Church

Photo: Peter Elliott, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salisbury and Alderbury.

Salisbury

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Salisbury is a cathedral city in the English county of Wiltshire, in the West Country at the confluence of the rivers Avon, Nadder and Bourne. Stonehenge, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is 13 km northwest of Salisbury.

Alderbury

Village

Photo: Trish Steel, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Alderbury is a village and civil parish in Wiltshire, England, in the south of the county around 3 miles southeast of Salisbury. The parish includes the village of Whaddon, which is adjacent to Alderbury, and the hamlet of Shute End.