Cookham
Built-up area in Windsor and Maidenhead, England
| Coordinates: | 51.559, -0.731 |
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| OS grid ref: | SU 88 85 |
| Population: | 5,422 |
| Dialling code: | 01628 (Maidenhead) |
Cookham is a compact riverside village and civil parish in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, in the county of Berkshire. It sits on the north bank of the River Thames between Maidenhead and Marlow and is made up of the distinct hamlets of Cookham Rise, Cookham Dean and Cookham Moor. The towpath, lock and nearby meadowland give it a strong sense of place as a Thames-side community, with plenty of walks, river boating and National Trust-style countryside on its doorstep.
Cookham has a lively cultural life for a village of its size and is best known as the home and inspiration of the painter Stanley Spencer, whose work is displayed at the local Stanley Spencer Gallery. The village retains an attractive high street with traditional pubs, independent shops and small businesses, and a railway link via the Marlow branch that makes commuting to London straightforward; that mix of artistic history, pleasant riverside scenery and commuter-friendly connections helps explain its enduring popularity.
Postcode districts covering Cookham
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 20.3 miles
- Reading 13.3 miles
- City of Westminster 24.6 miles
- Slough 6.2 miles
- Harrow 17.1 miles
- High Wycombe 4.9 miles
- Watford 15.5 miles
- Woking 18.5 miles
- Hemel Hempstead 17.3 miles
- St. Albans 22.1 miles
- Bracknell 10.3 miles
- Aylesbury 18.2 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bisham & Cookham Ward 0.9 miles
- Bourne End Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Furze Platt Ward 1.6 miles
- Riverside Ward 2 miles
- Hedsor Parish 2 miles
- Bisham Parish 2.1 miles
- Flackwell Heath, Little Marlow and Marlow South East Ward 2.1 miles
- Marlow Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Pinkneys Green Ward 2.2 miles
- Belmont Ward 2.3 miles
- Wooburn Built-up area 2.3 miles
- The Wooburns, Bourne End and Hedsor Ward 2.3 miles
Example postcodes in Cookham
SL6 9QD, SL6 9BU, SL6 9JE, SL6 9RH, SL6 9RX, SL6 9RY, SL6 9TQ, SL6 9JA, SL6 9AG … See all
Transport links
- London Heathrow Airport 13.3 miles
- Luton Airport 26.7 miles
- Cookham Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Bourne End Railway Station 1.5 miles
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Schools in Cookham
- Cookham Dean C of E Primary School Primary
- Cookham Rise Primary School Primary
- Herries Preparatory School Independent - primary
- Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, Cookham Primary
Local points of interest
- Medmenham Abbey Historic site 4.7 miles
- Wilton Park Estate 5 miles
- Adams Park Stadium 5.7 miles
- Windsor Racecourse Recreation 6.4 miles
- Bulstrode Park Estate 7.2 miles
- Bradenham Manor Historic site 8 miles
- Frogmore House Estate 8.5 miles
- Ditton Park Estate 9.4 miles
- Crowsley Park Estate 9.9 miles
- Ascot Racecourse Recreation 10.3 miles
- Sunninghill Park Estate 10.5 miles
- Park Wood Forest 10.9 miles