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Cookham
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Also known as Cookham, Berkshire

Cookham is a historic Thames-side village and civil parish on the north-eastern edge of Berkshire, England, north-north-east of Maidenhead and opposite the village of Bourne End. Cookham forms the southernmost and most rural part of the High Wycombe urban area. With adjoining Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean, it had a combined population of 5,779 at the 2011 Census. In 2011, The Daily Telegraph deemed Cookham Britain's second richest village.

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Place details

Locality
Cookham Rise
Region
England
Country
United Kingdom
Population
5,422
Timezone
Europe/London

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Key facts

UK place.static_image_name
Cookham church,berkshire.JPG
UK place.static_image_caption
Holy Trinity parish church
UK place.country
England
UK place.type
Village and civil parish
UK place.official_name
Cookham
UK place.population
5,779
UK place.population_ref
United Kingdom Census 2011
UK place.lieutenancy_england
Berkshire
UK place.civil_parish
Cookham
UK place.unitary_england
Windsor and Maidenhead
UK place.region
South East England
UK place.constituency_westminster
Maidenhead
UK place.post_town
Maidenhead
UK place.postcode_district
SL6
UK place.postcode_area
SL
UK place.dial_code
01628
UK place.os_grid_reference
SU895855

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Population
5779
Image
Cookham church,berkshire.JPG
Dialing code
01628
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Commons category
Cookham
postal code
SL6
OS grid reference
SU895855
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  • Toponymy
  • Geography
  • History
  • Religion
  • Economy
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  • Attractions
  • Arts and literature
  • Notable residents
  • Town twinning
  • Trivia
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Cookham is a historic Thames-side village and civil parish on the north-eastern edge of Berkshire, England, north-north-east of Maidenhead and opposite the village of Bourne End. Cookham forms the southernmost and most rural part of the High Wycombe urban area. With adjoining Cookham Rise and Cookham Dean, it had a combined population of 5,779 at the 2011 Census. In 2011, The Daily Telegraph deemed Cookham Britain's second richest village.

==Toponymy== It is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 as Cocheham. The name may be from the Old English cōc + hām, meaning 'cook village', i.e. 'village noted for its cooks', although the first element may be derived from the Old English cōc(e) meaning 'hill'.

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