Cookley
Built-up area in Wyre Forest, Worcestershire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.42, -2.23 |
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| OS grid ref: | SO 84 80 |
| Dialling code: | 01562 (Kidderminster) |
Cookley is a small village in the Wyre Forest district of Worcestershire, England, set beside the River Stour roughly between Kidderminster and Bewdley. Its setting is characteristically rural, with lanes, farmed fields and easy access to the mixed woodland of the nearby Wyre Forest, so it’s popular with walkers and cyclists who want countryside close to town amenities.
The village has an industrially influenced past - mills and small-scale manufacturing once made use of the river and local resources - but today it feels largely residential and community‑focused, with many people commuting to nearby towns for work. The blend of historic buildings, riverside landscape and wooded fringes gives Cookley a quietly attractive, villagey character while keeping it well connected to the wider Worcestershire area.
Postcode districts covering Cookley
Most populated places nearby
- Birmingham 15.3 miles
- Wolverhampton 12.7 miles
- Dudley 8.1 miles
- Walsall 15.3 miles
- Telford 20.6 miles
- West Bromwich 13.2 miles
- Solihull 17.8 miles
- Sutton Coldfield 19.9 miles
- Worcester 15.4 miles
- Cannock 21.3 miles
- Redditch 15.4 miles
- Kidderminster 2.8 miles
Neighbouring places
- Wolverley and Cookley Parish 0.8 miles
- Wolverley Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Broadwaters Ward 1.6 miles
- Churchill and Blakedown Parish 1.8 miles
- Drakelow Built-up area 2 miles
- Kinver Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Franche & Habberley North Ward 2.3 miles
- Offmore & Comberton Ward 2.3 miles
- Blakedown Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Wyre Forest Rural Ward 2.5 miles
- Blakebrook & Habberley South Ward 2.7 miles
- Kidderminster Built-up area 2.8 miles
Example postcodes in Cookley
DY10 3TQ, DY10 3TU, DY10 3SA, DY11 5YD, DY10 3UE, DY10 3TR, DY10 3UA, DY11 5YH, DY10 3TA … See all
Transport links
- Birmingham International Airport 20.5 miles
- East Midlands Airport 47.3 miles
- Kidderminster Railway Station 2.5 miles
- Blakedown Railway Station 2.5 miles
Hotels near Cookley Ad
- Hogarths Stone Manor 4 3.8 miles
- Brockencote Hall 4 4.9 miles
- Granary Villa 3 4.3 miles
- Copthorne Hotel Merry Hill Dudley 4 6.6 miles
- Gainsborough House Hotel 3 2.9 miles
- Grafton Manor Hotel 9 miles
- Hillscourt 9.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Birmingham Bromsgrove 4 8.5 miles
- Village Hotel Birmingham Dudley 4 9.4 miles
- Bromsgrove Hotel & Spa 4 8.6 miles
Schools in Cookley
- Cookley Sebright Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Aggborough Stadium 2.8 miles
- Hagley Hall Country house 4.6 miles
- Wyre Forest Forest 5.6 miles
- Davenport House Estate 10.7 miles
- Westwood House Estate 10.8 miles
- Witley Court Historic site 11 miles
- Selly Oak Colleges Library Library 12.1 miles
- Molineux Stadium Stadium 12.5 miles
- Hewell Grange Estate 12.6 miles
- Patshull Hall Estate 12.7 miles
- The Hawthorns Stadium 12.8 miles
- Wolverhampton Racecourse Recreation 13.2 miles