Cookham Dean
{{Short description|Village in Berkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
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|official_name = Cookham Dean
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|region = South East England
|constituency_westminster = Maidenhead
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Cookham Dean is a village to the west of the village of Cookham in Berkshire, England. It is the highest point of all the Cookhams (Cookham Rise, Cookham Village and Cookham Dean).
Commerce
Cookham Dean is served by two pubs, Uncle Tom's Cabin and The Jolly Farmer, a restaurant called The Mango Lounge (opened in late 2016) at the Chequers and a hotel/inn called The Sanctum on The Green. There are no shops in the village following the closure of the Post Office in 2009. There is an additional pub, The Bounty, on the river bank with access only by foot or boat and open in the summer and winter weekends.
Geography
Cookham Dean has a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and local nature reserve on the western edge of the village, called Bisham Woods.{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002835%27 |title=Magic Map Application |publisher=Magic.defra.gov.uk |date= |accessdate=2017-03-19}} It neighbours Cookham Village, Marlow, Furze Platt and Pinkneys Green.
Notable residents
The village was the home of actor and comedian Tim Brooke-Taylor (1940–2020), who was involved in local events.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/4540471.goodies-star-tim-brooke-taylor-heralds-in-era-of-stamps-and-cider-at-cookham-pub/|title=Goodies star heralds in era of stamps and cider at Cookham pub|website=Bucks Free Press}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.windsorobserver.co.uk/news/18379057.friends-fans-grieve-loss-real-life-goodie-tim/|title=Tim Brooke Taylor dies - ending a comedy career spanning almost 60 years|website=Royal Borough Observer}}
Russian Princess Sofka Skipwith (1907–1994) lived with her second husband, Grey Skipwith, at Dean Cottage in the 1930s.{{citation needed|date=April 2024}}
The author and banker Kenneth Grahame lived at The Mount as a child with his grandmother and uncle after his mother died. He then returned to the village after retiring from the Bank of England, living in a house called Mayfield.{{cite web |last=Keel |first=Toby |date=16 September 2023 |title=The house that inspired Kenneth Grahame to write The Wind in the Willows is for sale in Berkshire |url=https://www.countrylife.co.uk/property/the-house-that-inspired-kenneth-grahame-to-write-the-wind-in-the-willows-is-for-sale-in-berkshire-259865 |journal=Country Life |language=en |access-date=13 April 2024}}
References
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