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COOKHAM.

B E R K S H IR E .

C O O K H A M , form erly a m ark et town, is a beautifu l
village and parish, w ith a station on the branch of
the G re a t W estern railw ay from M aidenhead to H igh
W ycom be, T h am e and O xford, 3 m iles north from
M aidenhead, 16 north-east from R eading, 9 east from
Henley, and 27 from London, in the E astern division
of the cou nty, hundred of its own nam e, M aidenhead
union and p etty sessional division, county court dis­
tric t of W indsor, rural deanery of M aidenhead, arch­
deaconry of B erks and diocese of Oxford. T h is place
is on the w est bank of th e river Th am es, on the Bucks
side of w hich are the h ig h ly picturesque and richly
cu ltiv ated dom ains of C liveden. H edsor and Taplow.
The portion of the river from M aidenhead up to Cookham Lock is considered th e m ost beautifu l in the
whole course from Oxford to L o n d o n ; an iron toll
b ridge, supported on seven iron p illars, crosses the
T ham es at this point. T h e ch urch of the H oly T rinity
is an ancient building of chalk, sandstone and flint,
chiefly in the E a rly E n glish style, w ith some portions
of N orm an date, and consists of chancel, nave of four
bays, aisles, south porch and an em battled western
tower of m assive proportions, w ith a tu rret and con­
taining a clock, 6 bells and a sanctus b e ll: the north
aisle form erly consisted of tw o chapels, dedicated
respectively to S. C atherin e, and (east of th is) to Our
L a d y : the south aisle term in ated in a chapel dedicated
to S. C lem en t: m ost of the windows are stain ed: the
church was restored in i860, and affords 600 sittings.
The register dates from th e year 1662, the fourteenth
of C h arles I I. The liv in g is a vicarage, net yearly
value £400, in clu d in g 5^ acres of glebe, w ith residence,
in the g ift of C ol. J. M. Rogers D .S .O . of Sevenoaks,
K ent, and held since 1910 by the Rev. A lfred W illiam s
Batchelor M .A .. D .C .L . of D urham U niversity; the
living was by H enry I. m ade p art of th e endowment
of the A ugustinian abbey of St. M ary, C irencester,
which religious house was presented to th e vicarage
until the Reform ation. Th e “ K in g ’s H all ” reading
and recreation room, presented to the parish by
Col. F . C. R icardo C .Y .O . was form erly a W esleyan
chapel, and was b u ilt in 1846. T bere is a W esleyan
chapel at Cookham R ise.
T h e charities for d is tri­
bution are of £ 1 1 1 yea rly v alu e. T h e reservoirs of
the M aidenhead W aterw orks C o. are in th e parish.
In the 16th century, th e M ores, previously of Salop,
resided here, and at th e visitation in 1664, the fam ilies
of Robinson, S alter, Turb erville and W eldon recorded
their pedigrees and arm s as of this place. T h e prin­
cipal landowners are H enry M. S krin e esq. who is
lord of the m anor, Col. John M iddleton Rogers D .S .O .
John S. Parsons esq. E rn est G ardn er esq. M .P. and
the V aughan trustees. Th e soil is various, b ut gen er­
ally good com la n d ; subsoil, gravel, ch alk and loam .
The chief crops are w heat, b arley and oats. T h e area
is 5,474 acres of land and 192 of w a te r; rateab le value,
£38,425
The population in 1901 was 3,878 in th e civil
parish (w hich includes th e district of Cookham Dean)
and 1,905 in th e ecclesiastical parish, and in 1911 was
4,915 in the c iv il and 1,729 in the ecclesiastical parish.
Sexton, Cookham , John Johnson
C oun ty Police, Thom as W alter G illm an , W oolford, ser­
geant ; E rn est A rth u r Sparks, constable
R A Y M IL L (Raym ead) is a ham let in the parish of
Cookham , one m ile from the Taplow and M aidenhead
stations of th e G reat W estern T a ilw a y . F or nam es of
residents within th e borough see Maidenhead.
P IN K N E Y S G R E E N is an irreg u la r b u t picturesq ue
ham let in the civil parish of Cookham and partly in
Cookham Dean ecclesiastical parish, the rem ainder
being in Stub bings ecclesiastical parish, 3 m iles south
from ’ G reat M arlow and 2£ north-west from the G reat
W estern railw ay station at M aidenhead. T here is a
library and reading room , supplied w ith m agazines and
the daily papers.
C O O K H A M D E A N is an ecclesiastical parish formed
January 2, 1846, out of th e parish of Cookham and
includes Pinkneys G reen , a m ile w est from Cookham
railw ay station and 3 m iles north from th e G reat
W estern railw ay station at M aidenhead; part of this
d istrict is situated on an eminence of at least 400 feet
above the Tham es, b ut the old h am let of the dean
lies in the v alley below th is em inence. Th e church of
S t. John the Bap tist, consecrated in 1845, is an edifice
of flint w ith stone dressings, in th e E arly Decorated
style of the 13th century, and consists of chancel,
nave o.? four bays, south aisle, south porch, organ
cham ber and a sm all tu rre t containing one b e ll: nearly
all the windows arp stained, one bein g a m em orial

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presented in 1 8 9 3 by John Ph ilip W eatherby esq. in
m em ory of his la te w ife : in 1892 a new vestry was
b uilt by subscription at a cost of about £200, and in
1894 th e in terior of th e church was restored and re ­
fitted a t a cost of about £140, in com m em oration of
the 50th anniversary of the la yin g of the foundation
sto n e : in 1898 the interior was re-decorated and the
pulpit restored : th ere are 300 sittin g s. The register
dates from th e year 1846. Th e liv in g is a vicavage.
net yearly value £375, w ith residence, in the g ift of
the vicar of Cookham , and held since 1901 by the Rev.
H erbert F alkn er H unt M .A . of Jesus College, C am ­
bridge. Th ere is a P rim itive M ethodist chapel w ith a
burial ground at Cookham Dean. H enry M. Skrine esq.
and Col. John M iddleton Rogers D .S .O . are the p rin ­
cipal landowners. Th e population in 1911 w as 1,084
Sexton, Cookham Dean, Thom as Hazell.
C ounty Police, R obert B arr, constable
NORTH TO W N is a ham let p artly in th e parish of
Cookham, adjoining th e town of M aidenhead. T h e
mission room here seats about 100 persons.
S T U B B IN G S , a ham let in this c iv il parish, has been
form ed in to an ecclesiastical p arish and w ill be found
under a separate heading.
Post, M. O ., T . & Telephonic E xpress D elivery Office.
Cookham (letters should have Berks added).— Edward
Cooper, sub-postm aster. Letters arrive at 6.30 & 11
а .m . & 6.30 p . m . ; S u n d a y, 6.30 a .m . ; dispatched
9.45 a .m . & 12.15, 2.15, 7.15 & 8 p .m .; Su n d a ys,
7 P-m
Post, M. 0 . & T. Office, Cookham Dean.— W illiam
Deadm an, sub-postm asteT. L etters th rou gh Cookham
R ise ; deliveries, 7 . 3 0 & 1 1 . 3 0 a.m . & 6 . 4 5 p .m .;
Sundays, 7 . 3 0 a .m .; dispatches, 7 . 4 5 & 11.45 a -m - &
б.55 p.m . ; S u n d a y s , 6.30 p.m.
Post & M. 0 . Office, Cookham Rise (letters should
have Berks added).— A rth u r F rank Deadm an, subpostm aster. D eliveries com m ence 6 . 3 0 & 10.30 a.m . &
5 .5 0
p .m .; Sundays, 6 . 3 0 a .m .; dispatched a t 1 0 . t o
a.m . & 1 2 . 4 0 , 2 . 4 5 & 8 p.m . ; Sundays, 7 . 3 0 p.m.
Cookham, x m ile distant, is th e nearest telegraph
office
Post Office, Cookham Dean B ottom .— W illiam Henry
P ryer, sub-postm aster. L etters th rou gh Cookham
Rise delivered at 6.45 & 10.45 a.m . & 6 p.m . ; S u n ­
days, 6.45 a .m .; dispatches, 8.30 a.m . & 12.15 & 7
p.m . No collection Sundays. Cookham Dean is th e
nearest m oney order & telegraph office
L etter Boxes.— Cookham Rise, cleared at 10 a.m . &
12.15, 2.30 & 7.15 p .m .; Sundays, 7.15 p.m . Form osa,
9.30 a.m . & 12.15, 2 -T5 & 7 P-m - 5 Sundays, 6.45
p .m . Station road, Cookham Rise, 9.45 a.m . &
12.30, 2.30 & 7.30 p .m .;
Sundays, 7.15 p.m .
P ark corner, Pinkneys G reen, 8.45 & 11.45 a.m .
& 7.30 p .m .; Sundays, 8.45 a.m . W in ter H ill, 7.15
a.m . & 12.45 & 6.30 p .m .; Sundays, 6.45 p.m . The
V icarage, Cookham Dean, 7 & i t -45 a-im & 645
p.m . ; Sundays, 6.30 p.m . Dean Pond, 8.30 a.m . &
12.15 & 7.15 p .m .; sunday, 7 p.m . Tugw ood, 7.45
a.m . 12 noon & 6.45 p .m .; Sundays, 6.45 p.m . N orth
Town Moor, 8.20 & n -45 a.m . & 4.30 & 7.25 p .m . ;
Sundays, 8.20 p.m
COO KH AM R U R A L D IS T R IC T C O U N C IL.
Th e parishes in th e D istrict are B isham , B ray, C ook­
ham , H urley, Shottesbrooke, W alth am S t. Law rence &
W h ite W altham . Th e area is 27,801 a c re s ; popula­
tion in 1911, 12,311.
C oun cil m eets at th e Board room on alternate W e d n e s ­
days a fter th e m eetin g of th e G uardians of the
M aidenhead union at the W orkhouse, M aidenhead.
C hairm an, W . W eall
Officials.
C lerk, W illiam W eed, Queen street, M aidenhead
Treasu rer, H. J. M ount, Lloyds Bank, Maidenhead
Medical Officer of H ealth. Jam es J. Paterson M .B ,
B .S .,
B .S c.L o n d .,
M .R .C .S .E n g .,
L .R .C .P .L o n d .,
D .P .H .R .C .P .S .L on d . The G uildh all, Maidenhead
H ighw ay S urveyor, R. S tu art Lloyd , Queen Street
cham bers, Maidenhead
Inspector of Nuisances & B uildin g Surveyor, W J.
C olem an, Queen Street cham bers, M aidenhead
Schools.
Council, Cookham Rise (senior m ixed), erected in 1907,
for 140 children ; Henry Edw ards, m aster
Elem entary, Cookham (ju n ior m ixed), b uilt in 1858,
for 161 ch ild ren ; Miss M ary G ibbins, head m istress