Cookham

Cookham
Village and civil parish
Holy Trinity parish church
Cookham is located in Berkshire
Cookham
Cookham
Location within Berkshire
Population5,779 
United Kingdom Census 2011[1]
OS grid referenceSU895855
Civil parish
  • Cookham
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townMaidenhead
Postcode districtSL6
Dialling code01628
PoliceThames Valley
FireRoyal Berkshire
AmbulanceSouth Central
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Berkshire
51°33′29″N 0°42′29″W / 51.558°N 0.708°W / 51.558; -0.708

Cookham is a historic Thames-side village and civil parish on the north-eastern edge of Berkshire, England, 2.9 miles (5 km) 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.[1] In 2011, The Daily Telegraph deemed Cookham Britain's second richest village.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Civil Parish population 2011". Neighbourhood Statistics. Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Britain's richest villages". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 3 April 2011.