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	Cookham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cookham is a village and civil parish in the north-easternmost corner of Berkshire in England, on the River Thames.
		Cookham railway station is at Cookham Rise, on the Marlow to Maidenhead branch line.
		In 2002, Cookham was at the centre of a row over the Department of Work and Pensions' description of the village's social profile as somewhat spoiled by the gin and jag brigade [2].
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cookham (819 words)

	Cookham
		The name of Cookham today is closely associated with Sir Stanley Spencer, who lived in the village until his death in 1959 and who used the village scenery as the background to many of his paintings.
		The colourful ceremony, which attracts many visitors to Cookham, is that of Swan Upping which takes place during the third week of July and is the time when the Royal Swankeeper catches all new cygnets and assigns ownership.
		The favoured residential area of Cookham Dean is noted for the beauty of its cherry orchards in springtime and also the scenic attractions from the outstanding viewpoint of Winter Hill, now the property of the National Trust.
	www.windsor.gov.uk /maps/cookham.htm (440 words)

	Cookham railway station - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cookham railway station is the railway station of the village of Cookham, Berkshire, England.
		Cookham station and the line it is on date from the mid 19th century, with Wycombe Railway's busy branch from Maidenhead to High Wycombe, which eventually extended further north to Aylesbury and Thame.
		With the large scaling back of Britain's railways in the mid 20th century, the line north of Bourne End was closed in 1970, leaving the branch much quieter.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cookham_railway_station (276 words)

	BBC - h2g2 - Cookham, Berkshire
		Cookham Village is the area nearest to the river and contains many quaint 16th and 17th Century cottages, both along the riverbank and around a narrow high street.
		Cookham was a Royal Manor until the 19th century and was formerly a favourite fishing spot for royalty; the boundary of the county was set a little way past the north bank so that access to the river could be controlled to prevent poaching.
		Cookham Rise is to the west of Cookham Village along a short road called The Pound which runs along Pound's Field and passes Marsh Meadow where the annual village fete is held.
	www.bbc.co.uk /dna/hub/A8630075 (1502 words)

	Travel: Where the wind meets the willows
		Cookham, a quaint, picturesque village along the Thames has a storybook feel to it, perhaps with good reason: Among its somewhat quirky claims to fame, it is the setting for a beloved children's classic.
		The village of Cookham, which includes two off-shoots, Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean, is an affluent, tight-knit community tucked into the shadows of Windsor along the banks of the Thames River.
		A hundred years ago, Cookham was divided between the haves and have-nots, the more civilized residents in the main village mortified by the bawdy behavior of the valley dwellers in Cookham Dean.
	www.sptimes.com /News/040200/Travel/Where_the_wind_meets_.shtml (1414 words)

	Cookham Social Club
		Cookham Social Club is located in the heart of Cookham Rise opposite the railway station.
		In the late 1960’s it changed its name to the Cookham Social Club, there were still no women members, but they were now allowed onto the premises as guests.
		The Cookham Social Club is a members club and is open to all.
	www.cookham.com /cookhamnow/clubssocieties/socialclub/cookham_social_club.htm (312 words)

	Berkshire History: Cookham
		The present village of Cookham probably grew up around an 8th century Saxon Monastery situated in the parish, probably a twin-house for both monks and nuns.
		Cromwell Cottages at Cookham Dean are thought to have had Roundhead soldiers billeted there during the Civil War.
		The famous artist, Stanley Spencer, also came from Cookham and several of his paintings - notably 'The Resurrection, Cookham' - were set in the village.
	www.berkshirehistory.com /villages/cookham.html (610 words)

	Cookham Bridge Rotary Club (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Cookham is a charming old Thames-side village with lots to see and do, a host of Pubs for a drink, a selection of restaurants from simple to sophisticated and some exquisite small shops.
		For more information on Cookham visit www.cookham.com Just across the river are the villages of Bourne End and Flackwell Heath with good shopping facilities and restaurants.
		Our major fundraising event is the traditional Cookham Regatta held on the first Saturday in September.
	www.cookhamrotary.co.uk (393 words)

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		Generally, Binfield were playing the long ball, trying to bypass the midfield and Cookham Dean were trying to play it on the ground.
		Cookham were relying on break-aways now and they started to look more dangerous with these than they had with their elegant build up play earlier on.
		Keith Pennicott-Bowen, looking fitter than any other player in white, kept driving on and the Cookham keeper was mightily relieved to see the senior player’s effort bounce round the post rather than inside it as he scrambled in vain along his goal line.
	www.binfieldfc.com /1stTeam/091206CookhamDeanAway.html (614 words)

	Science Fair Projects - HMP Cookham Wood
		Her Majesty's Prison Cookham Wood is a closed prison for adult women near Rochester in Kent, England.
		The drug-smuggler Doreen Gregory is currently serving the remainder of a Thai sentence in Cookham Wood.
		The child-killer Myra Hindley served much of her prison in Cookham Wood.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/HMP_Cookham_Wood (243 words)

	Guardian \| Malik's, Cookham, Berkshire
		Malik's in Cookham, he said, after a bit of hesitation - the kids love going there, and when Jack had his India project at school they let him make his own naan in the tandoor oven (anyone whose children have also suffered trial by India project will realise what a boon this was).
		It was just as well that I did have at least two alter eaters, because the night of our dinner at Malik's I was swatted by a touch of flu and, while my tastebuds were in perfect working order, my appetite was rather less than its finely tuned self.
		Cookham is one of that string of small, dormitory villages, like Bray, Marlow, Sonning, Wargrave and Henley, sprinkled along the banks of the Thames between Maidenhead and Reading.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,4847263-103425,00.html (760 words)

	Market Towns Information - Cookham South East of England
		The Royal Manor of Cookham was held by the Crown until 1818.
		The name of Cookham is closely associated with Sir Stanley Spencer, who lived in the village until his death in 1959 and who used the local scenery as the background to many of his paintings.
		The residential area of Cookham Dean is noted for the beauty of its cherry orchards in springtime and the panoramic views from Winter Hill, now the property of the National Trust.
	www.setowns.org.uk /towns/town-info.php?town=Cookham (335 words)

	The hundred of Cookham: Introduction \| British History Online
		Cookham remained in the king's hands and before the middle of the 13th century had been formed into a separate hundred, (fn.
		The custody of 'the Seven Hundreds' is found in the 13th century in the same hands as the manors of Cookham and Bray, (fn.
		The hundred of Cookham appears to have been generally treated separately for purposes of assessment (fn.
	www.british-history.ac.uk /report.asp?compid=43190 (500 words)

	www.clubwebsite.co.uk
		Cookham Dean Football Club is a famous old club steeped in tradition.
		The Club has always attracted players who are disiplined and loyal, who enjoy playing at a good standard of Football and who also want a healthy social side to compliment their sport.
		Cookham Dean F.C. enjoyed plenty of success during the 2005/06 season, the
	www.clubwebsite.co.uk /cookhamdeanfc (323 words)

	Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England, UK A pretty riverside village by the River Thames
		Cookham Dean, Berkshire, England, UK A pretty riverside village by the River Thames
		This is the latest addition to Mark Fuller and Michelin starred chef Garry Hollihead's portfolio; a boutique hotel in the theme of their critically acclaimed Embassy Restaurant and Private Members Bar in Mayfair.
		Situated in the picturesque village of Cookham Dean and aptly named after the perfect village cricket green that it overlooks, The Inn on The Green provides a tranquil and relaxing escape from the city.
	www.cookhamdean.com (126 words)

	Cookham, England. Travel guide & tourist information by Hostelbookers.com
		Tiny COOKHAM, on the other side of the Thames just three miles southeast of Marlow – and not to be confused with neighbouring Cookham Dean and Cookham Rise – is noteworthy as the former home of Stanley Spencer (1891–1959), one of Britain's greatest – and most eccentric – artists.
		The Bible fired Spencer's imagination and many of his paintings depict biblical tales transposed into his Cookham surroundings – remarkable, visionary works in which the village is turned into a sort of earthly paradise.
		Cookham's Bell & Dragon pub, with ancient beams and ample leather chairs, pulls a good pint and serves decent home-made food.
	www.hostelbookers.com /guides/england/cookham (326 words)

	HM Prison Service - Locate a Prison - Cookham Wood
		Cookham Wood is a closed prison for adult women.
		It was built in the 1970's, originally for young men, but its use was changed to meet the growing need for secure female accommodation at the time.
		There are several offending behaviour groups, run either by prison staff or probation, as well as support groups (such as the foreign nationals group) and self-help groups.
	www.hmprisonservice.gov.uk /prisoninformation/locateaprison/prison.asp?id=320,15,2,15,320,0 (166 words)

	GENUKI: Berkshire, Cookham
		"COOKHAM, a parish in the hundred of Cookham, in the county of Berks, 3½ miles from Maidenhead.
		Besides the parish church there is a district church at Cookham Dean, the living of which is a perpetual curacy, value £90, in the patronage of the vicar.
		"TEMPLE HOUSE, a hamlet in the parishes of Bray and Cookham, county Berks, 4 miles N.W. of Maidenhead.
	www.brazell.net /genuki/BRK/Cookham (397 words)

	Cookham Labour Party
		Her mother still lives in Cookham and is a member of Cookham Branch Labour Party.
		Two years later the children of the writer were blessed with a wonderful start in life at Cookham Nursery School and, after that her grand children.
		Cookham Labour Party Stand in the Exhibition Zone at the Cookham Millennium Celebrations on 15 July 2000
	www.cookham.com /cookhamnow/clubssocieties/labourparty (880 words)

	Stanley Spencer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Resurrection, Cookham, 1924-7, oil on canvas, by Sir Stanley Spencer,Tate Gallery.
		He was born and lived in the Thames-side village of Cookham in Berkshire, where the Methodist Chapel he attended is now the Stanley Spencer Gallery, a gallery dedicated to his art.
		He studied at the Slade School of Art UCL in London from 1908 to 1912 under Henry Tonks and others; such was his attachment to his home that he commuted from Cookham to the Slade, earning thereby from other students the nickname "Cookham".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stanley_Spencer (281 words)

	Cookham photographs, maps, books & memories
		" The village of Cookham is famous for the colourful tradition of swan-upping, which dates from time immemorial and involves the swans being upped, or counted, classified and marked.
		By Flaxman, in white relief, his reclining body lies in a boat held by his niece with an oarsman in shallow relief behind.
		The celebrated village of Cookham, a mile or so south of Bourne End, is seen here from the boatyard on the Buckinghamshire bank, although curiously until 1992 a strip of about 30 feet along this side was within Berkshire.
	www.francisfrith.com /archive/england/berkshire/Cookham/Cookham.htm (317 words)

	LAND FOR SALE in Cookham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Though we do have from time to time land with planning permission for housing or equestrian development, most of our property is 'purely land' - arable land, farmland, grazing land or investment land in Cookham.
		Our land for sale comes in smaller acreage (under an acre) or larger acreage over 50 acres and can be bought for business, leisure activities or investment.
		Provide your details and we will email you the property particulars when You'll now be one of the very first to hear about the latest land for sale in Cookham near to existing development.
	www.landsaleuk-profit.co.uk /land-for-sale-Cookham.html (139 words)

	Berks FHS - Cookham Workhouse
		Many of the former Cookham Workhouse buildings are still very much around - they are part of St Mark's Hospital, Maidenhead.
		Maidenhead was divided into two parishes - Cookham and Bray until the mid 19th century.
		It was designed to cater for the needs of the poor in the area but also provided accommodation for the many poor travellers on the Bath Road.
	www.berksfhs.org.uk /berkshire/CookhamUnionWorkhouse.htm (940 words)

	Cookham Meadow (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The number of retail units and restaurants in the village has recently increased, but by and large were in excess of Cookham's own needs, although the shopkeepers claim their lack of success was due to inadequate parking facilities.
		We started pages on the Cookham Website which enabled a lively discussion to take place and kept the controversy going until the RBWM issued a further public consultation document in August 2000.
		We organised a further petition of 1500 signatures and a leaflet drop to all the Cookhams requesting they write to the RBWM to condemn their scheme.
	www.greenlink-berkshire.org.uk /Cookham_Meadow.htm (664 words)

	LAND FOR SALE in Cookham Dean (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		We are a specialist land agent, offering land for sale in Cookham Dean.
		Though we do have from time to time land with planning permission for housing or equestrian development, most of our property is 'purely land' - arable land, farmland, grazing land or investment land in Cookham Dean.
		Provide your details and we will email you the property particulars when You'll now be one of the very first to hear about the latest land for sale in Cookham Dean near to existing development.
	www.landsaleuk-profit.co.uk /land-for-sale-Cookham-Dean.html (143 words)

	MR : Cookham Open 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sunday the 17th of April dawned a quiet and tranquil day on the Cookham Reach, the sun was out and the bells of Holy Trinity Church sounded out as a few iterant Merlin Rocket sailors gathered to discuss whether it was worth rigging their boats for the forthcoming Thames Series Open Meeting.
		Those who did surely didn’t regret their decision as, on cue, the southerly wind filled in at the start of the first race and the day got more exciting by the minute.
		It was a really good day — thanks to everyone from Cookham for organising it and thanks to all the visitors for turning up in such great numbers.
	merlinrocket.co.uk /reports/open_meetings/2005/cookham2005_report.htm (161 words)

	Cookham Information Online - guide and directory for Cookham,Berkshire,UK with tourist information
		If you live and work in Cookham, Send your news items to us; whether it is entertainment, sports, business or community related.
		If you are looking for accommodation we have UK hotels and Cookham bed and breakfasts plus UK cottages and self catering holiday accommodation as well as directories for Camping and Caravan Parks.
		Cookham Information Online is an independent site and is not affiliated with, or officially sponsored by any local authority or tourist information centre based in Cookham.
	www.britinfo.net /index_Cookham.htm (542 words)

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