Cookhill
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 Doomsday 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 2017 by Rachael Maclean of the Conservative Party as part of the Redditch County Constituency, and is part of the South Redditch ward of Worcestershire County Council represented by Cllr. Anthony Hopkins. Conservatives. Representatives on Wychavon District Council are Cllr's Audrey Steel and David Wilkinson.
Roads
Within the Village the you have The Saltway, Brandheath Lane, Wood Lane, Church Lane (leading onto Cladswell, The Mearse and Dogbut's), 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 150A Worcester - Redditch operated by Johnsons.
Public Houses
The Nevill Arms
The Why Not
Notable residents
- Sidney Meteyard (1868–1947), artist[1]
- Kate Eadie (1878–1945), jeweller[1]
References
- "Obituary (Sidney Harold Meteyard)". The Birmingham Post. 7 April 1947.
