Cookhill
Template:Short description Template:DMCA Template:DMCA
Template:Short descriptionPage Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content.Page Template:Infobox UK place/styles.css has no content.
| Cookhill | |
|---|---|
| Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:InfoboxImage/data' not found. | |
| Lua error in Module:Location_map at line 526: Unable to find the specified location map definition: "Module:Location map/data/United Kingdom Worcestershire" does not exist. | |
| Script error: No such module "Infobox mapframe". | |
| OS grid reference | [[[:Template:Ordnance Survey url]] SP053588] |
| Civil parish | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content.
|
| District | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. |
| Shire county | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. |
| Region | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. |
| Country | Script error: No such module "Link if exists". |
| Crown dependency | Script error: No such module "Link if exists". |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | ALCESTER |
| Postcode district | B49 |
| Page Module:Infobox/styles.css has no content. | |
| Police | West Mercia |
| Fire | Hereford and Worcester |
| Ambulance | West Midlands |
| UK Parliament | Page Template:Plainlist/styles.css has no content. |
Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".
Cookhill is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire, England, on the county border near Alcester. It is close to a former Cistercian priory of the same name.
History
In the Domesday Book; Cookhill is mentioned as being in the Hundred of Ash in the County of Worcestershire. The total population was of five households - 2 smallholders, 2 slaves and 1 burgess.
Notable houses
- Cookhill Priory
- Dragon Farm
Churches
- St. Paul's
- Baptist Chapel
Politics
Cookhill has been represented since 4th July 2024 by Chris Bloore of the Labour Party as part of the Redditch County Constituency, and is part of the South Redditch ward of Worcestershire County Council represented by Conservative Cllr. Anthony Hopkins. Representatives on Wychavon District Council are Cllr's Audrey Steel and David Wilkinson.
Roads
Within the village the major roads are; Salt Way, Brandheath Lane, Wood Lane, Church Lane (leading onto Cladswell Lane, Mearse Lane and Dogbut Lane), Chamberlain Lane, Oaktree Lane and Chapel Lane, all running off the A441 main Evesham Road. The A441 used to continue beyond the junction with the A422 towards Evesham but this has been downgraded to the B4088. The village is served by bus service 149 Worcester–Redditch operated by Diamond. This previously continued to Birmingham as service 150.
Public houses
- The Nevill Arms, at New End, north of Cookshill village.
Notable residents
- Sidney Meteyard (1868–1947), artist[1]
- Kate Eadie (1880–1945), jeweller[1]
References
Page Template:Reflist/styles.css has no content.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Obituary (Sidney Harold Meteyard)". The Birmingham Post. 7 April 1947.
External links
Page Module:Side box/styles.css has no content.Page Template:Sister project/styles.css has no content.
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Authority control/config' not found.
