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Bridge in Cookham, Berkshire
Cookham Bridge is a road bridge in Cookham, Berkshire, carrying the A4094 road across the River Thames in England. It is on the reach above Cookham Lock
Cookham_Bridge
Village in Berkshire, England
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
Cookham
Lock and weirs on the River Thames in Berkshire, England
Cookham Lock is a lock with weirs situated on the River Thames near Cookham, Berkshire, about a half-mile downstream of Cookham Bridge. The lock is set
Cookham_Lock
River in southern England
produced many works at Cookham. John Kaufman's sculpture The Diver: Regeneration is sited in the Thames near Rainham. The river and bridges are portrayed as
River_Thames
English painter (1891–1959)
if in Cookham, Berkshire, the small village beside the River Thames where he was born and spent much of his life. Spencer referred to Cookham as "a village
Stanley_Spencer
Bridge in Maidenhead, Berkshire
Bristol was diverted over the new bridge – previously it kept to the north bank crossed the Thames by ford at Cookham – and mediaeval Maidenhead grew up
Maidenhead_Bridge
Suspension Bridge, by Thomas Telford Menai Suspension Bridge, by Thomas Telford Monnow Bridge, Monmouth Newport Bridge Newport, Caerleon Bridge Newport,
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is passed over by 138 bridges. These are listed here with 2 former bridges and a seasonal festival bridge. Over 162 other bridges link to such places as
List of crossings of the River Thames
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Roman road in southeast England
(Verulamium). Camlet Way crossed the River Thames by bridge at Hedsor Wharf to Sashes Island near Cookham in Berkshire. "The Camlet Way" (PDF). Bucks, Berks
Camlet_Way
British painter (1889–1950)
exhibited at the Stanley Spencer Gallery in Cookham. A few of her works are: A fantasy, 1914 Cliffs * Cookham Bridge * Downshire Hill Garden * Elsie, 1929,
Hilda_Carline
Great Western Union Railway Act 1836 (6 & 7 Will. 4. c. lxxvii) Londonderry Bridge and Improvement Act 1835 (5 & 6 Will. 4. c. lxxiv) Birkenhead Improvement
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1838
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2012 studio album by Asia
engineer Mark "Tufty" Evans – mixing engineer (at Wispington Studios, Cookham, Berkshire) Secondwave − mastering Roger Dean – illustration, logotype
XXX_(Asia_album)
Market town in Berkshire, England
Bristol was diverted over the new bridge. Previously, it had kept to the north bank and crossed the Thames by ford at Cookham, and the medieval town, later
Maidenhead
Island in the River Thames in Berkshire, England
Sashes Island is an island in the River Thames in England at Cookham Lock near Cookham, Berkshire. It is now open farmland, but has Roman and Anglo-Saxon
Sashes_Island
Bridge in Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire, England. It crosses the Thames on the reach between Cookham Lock and Marlow Lock. The bridge was originally constructed in wood by Isambard Kingdom
Bourne_End_Railway_Bridge
Lock and weir on the River Thames, England
side of the north–south flowing reach between the A4094 Maidenhead to Cookham road and Ray Mill Island. The name is variably used for the immediate surrounding
Boulter's_Lock
Railway line in South East England
following settlements are served by the branch line: Maidenhead Furze Platt Cookham Bourne End Marlow In July 1846, the Wycombe Railway Company was incorporated
Marlow_branch_line
Clewer Green CE First School, Windsor Cookham Dean CE Primary School, Cookham Dean Cookham Rise Primary School, Cookham Rise Courthouse Junior School, Maidenhead
List of schools in Windsor and Maidenhead
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National Trail following the River Thames in England
Whitchurch Bridge; as a consequence, Whitchurch is the only Thames lock that is inaccessible by foot – it is only accessible by boat. Cookham Lock is still
Thames_Path
British climber, poet and educator (1876–1958)
Baronet, a noted classicist and charity commissioner, of Formosa Place at Cookham in Berkshire, where he grew up. His mother, formerly Alice Eacy Kennedy
Geoffrey_Winthrop_Young
Bridge in Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England
Buckinghamshire. and crosses the Thames on the reach between Cookham Lock and Marlow Lock. The bridge forms part of the Marlow by-pass to the east of the town
Marlow_By-pass_Bridge
Pair of islands in the River Thames in England
River Thames in England above Bourne End Railway Bridge on the reach above Cookham Lock, near Cookham Dean, Berkshire. There is a footbridge to one of
Gibraltar_Islands
Class of thirty 4-6-0 locomotives
operation: 7802 Bradley Manor, 7808 Cookham Manor, 7812 Erlestoke Manor and 7819 Hinton Manor. In the 1970s, 7808 Cookham Manor was used by the Great Western
GWR_7800_Class
English outlaw motorcycle club
firearm, and possession of offensive weapons. At a motorcycle event in Cookham on 19 September 1983 sponsored by the unsanctioned Windsor Hells Angels
Road_Rats_Motorcycle_Club
Island in the River Thames, England
Formosa Island is an island in the River Thames in England at Cookham Lock near Cookham, Berkshire, with two smaller adjacent islands. The island is one
Formosa_Island
English television and radio presenter, artist
demontfortfineart.co.uk. "All work : Timmy Mallett". Buckingham Fine Art Publishers. "Cookham Jubilee – Categories – Mallett's Palette". mallettspalette.co.uk. "Timmy
Timmy_Mallett
Former railway line in England
open – are at Furze Platt and Cookham. The railway originally crossed the Thames at Bourne End on a 12-span wooden bridge but this was replaced in 1895
Wycombe_Railway
Lock and weir on the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, England
town of Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England, about 300m downstream of Marlow Bridge. The first pound lock was built by the Thames Navigation Commission in 1773
Marlow_Lock
Village and civil parish in Berkshire, England
later replaced by a road bridge at the foot of High Street. The bridge was rebuilt three times. There is also a rail bridge approaching Windsor across
Datchet
Franciscan Missionaries of Mary founded 1930s; extant The Cold Ash Centre Cookham Abbey ~ probable double monastery founded before 726; granted to Canterbury
List of monastic houses in England
List_of_monastic_houses_in_England
7807 Compton Manor March 1938 November 1964 Cashmore's, Great Bridge 7808 Cookham Manor March 1938 November 1965 Preserved at Didcot Railway Centre 7809
List of GWR 7800 Class locomotives
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West Woodhay Winterbourne Wokefield Woolhampton Yattendon Bisham Bray Cookham Cox Green Datchet Horton Hurley Old Windsor Shottesbrooke Sunningdale Sunninghill
List_of_places_in_Berkshire
Town in Buckinghamshire, England
Abbey) and Cookham Dean, both in Berkshire. There has been a Marlow Bridge over the Thames since the reign of King Edward III. The current bridge is a suspension
Marlow,_Buckinghamshire
English musician and producer (1951–2025)
songs named after them ("Josephine" and "Julia"). Rea used to live in Cookham, Berkshire, where he owned Sol Mill Recording Studios and produced some
Chris_Rea
Comic play by Noël Coward
New York were: The action is set in the Hall of David Bliss's house at Cookham, Berkshire, by the River Thames. A Saturday afternoon in June Sorel and
Hay_Fever_(play)
1980 British television series
Sōtatsu: Waves at Matsushima (c. 1630) Stanley Spencer: The Resurrection, Cookham (1924–1927) Carl Spitzweg: The Poor Poet (1839) George Stubbs: The Grosvenor
100_Great_Paintings
Village in Buckinghamshire England
via the footbridge attached to the railway bridge over the river, and footpaths continue to Cookham, Cookham Dean and beyond. The Thames Path National
Bourne_End,_Buckinghamshire
Berkshire accommodating a pier adjoining the Sounding Arch part of the railway bridge which was built in 1838 to designs by Brunel. The thin small island is connected
Guards_Club_Island
Lock and weir on the River Thames in Buckinghamshire, England
Thames in England near Bray and Dorney Reach, and is just above the M4 Bridge across the Thames. The lock is on the Buckinghamshire side of the river
Bray_Lock
English guitarist (born 1944)
soundtrack, were recorded and produced at his recording studio, The Sol in Cookham, which he had purchased from Gus Dudgeon in the early 1980s. In 1983, Page
Jimmy_Page
Wales international football player
on 14 April 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2014. "Andy King at the Raffle". Cookham Dean F.C. 26 December 2009. Archived from the original on 14 April 2014
Andy King (footballer, born 1988)
Andy_King_(footballer,_born_1988)
Baron Young of Cookham in 2015 Young of Patrick 1945 Young extant Younger of Auchen Castle 1911 Younger extant Younger of Fountain Bridge 1964 Younger
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He is commemorated today by the Binney Memorial Medal. He was born in Cookham, Berkshire on 14 October 1888. He joined the Royal Navy as a naval cadet
Ralph_Binney
019 Hastings, Bexhill 60 High Wycombe 133,204 39.2 3,398 High Wycombe, Cookham, Hughenden Valley 61 Thanet 125,370 27.9 4,495 Margate, Ramsgate, Broadstairs
List of urban areas in the United Kingdom
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1985 studio album by Elton John
George Michael, and members of Queen. The album was recorded at The Sol in Cookham, Berkshire, and was John's first since Blue Moves (1976) to be produced
Ice_on_Fire
River in Buckinghamshire, England
before emptying into the River Thames at Bourne End, on the reach above Cookham Lock. In particularly wet years, the source can temporarily change and
River_Wye,_Buckinghamshire
Art museum in London, England
Sargent, Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth Stanley Spencer: The Resurrection, Cookham Clarkson Stanfield : The Canal of the Guidecca, and the Church of the Gesuati
Tate_Britain
System of canals in Maidenhead, England
which cannot be extinguished by lack of use. The flood plain between Cookham and Windsor has the remains of many old waterways, serving over time as
Maidenhead_Waterways
Park to Maidenhead Bridge. Next was a scenic, mile-long stretch alongside the River Thames before runners made their way to Cookham on Ray Mead Road. The
Maidenhead_Half_Marathon
British rowing club
Club, Bisham Abbey, the Compleat Angler Hotel, Longridge Activity Centre, Cookham Reach Sailing club and Westhorpe watersports centre. Disruption to rowing
Marlow_Rowing_Club
Railway station in Berkshire, England
Wraysbury Slough–Windsor & Eton line Slough Windsor & Eton Central Henley branch line Twyford Wargrave Marlow branch line Cookham Furze Platt Maidenhead
Sunningdale_railway_station
editor of The Spectator, former associate editor at Quillette Lord Young of Cookham 29 September 2015 Conservative Former MP for Acton (1974–1983), for Ealing
List of current members of the House of Lords
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1994 studio album by the Charlatans
The band finished recording sometime after, with overdubs at The Mill in Cookham, Berkshire. Up to Our Hips is a funk rock album that has retroactively
Up_to_Our_Hips
British science fiction television series (1965–1966)
Parker's Cockney accent was based on the mannerisms of a waiter at a pub in Cookham that the Andersons sometimes visited. On Gerry's recommendation, Graham
Thunderbirds_(TV_series)
Area of Rochester, Kent, England
ownership. On the edge of Borstal are HM Prison Rochester and HM Prison Cookham Wood. HM Prison Rochester was originally known as Borstal Prison and was
Borstal,_Rochester
British special effects designer and technician (1931–1995)
his work included building a 60 ft (18 m) miniature of the Golden Gate Bridge to be destroyed in an earthquake, complete with a colliding scale school
Derek_Meddings
Railway station in Wiltshire, England
the footbridge was replaced with a secondhand one brought from Cookham. By 2015 this bridge was in poor condition and was itself replaced by Network Rail
Pewsey_railway_station
her wife-killing husband. The Saint parks his car outside The Ferry Inn, Cookham. NOTE: Shirley Eaton (in what would be many connections to the movie franchise
List_of_The_Saint_episodes
British documentary television series
country from Newcastle to Melton Mowbray. This journey starts at London Bridge and goes through Kent and along its scenic coast to Hastings. On this journey
Great British Railway Journeys
Great_British_Railway_Journeys
Range of hills in south-east England
Bedfordshire: Eaton Bray, Toddington, Totternhoe Berkshire: Caversham, Cookham, Hurley, Maidenhead, Reading, Ruscombe, Sonning, Twyford, Wargrave, Wokingham
Chiltern_Hills
Aquatic infrastructure on the English River Thames
Whitchurch Lock which is within an island and only accessible by boat; Cookham Lock requires a 1km diversion from the Thames Path; and Marlow Lock requires
Locks and weirs on the River Thames
Locks_and_weirs_on_the_River_Thames
Rural districts of England
1894 1974 Vale of White Horse Bradfield RD Berkshire 1894 1974 Newbury Cookham RD Berkshire 1894 1974 Windsor and Maidenhead Easthampstead RD Berkshire
List of rural districts formed in England and Wales 1894–1974
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Major road in England
over the railway bridge for the line between Slough and Windsor Central station. The Bath Road begins on the west side of the bridge. On the left is Slough's
A4_road_(England)
Railway station in Berkshire, England
for access to a nearby freight facility. Since the rebuilding of the A340 bridge over the railway line in 2012, the siding no longer in use. Great Western
Aldermaston_railway_station
Train operating company in Great Britain
Marlow Branch Route tph Calling at Maidenhead to Marlow 1 Furze Platt Cookham Bourne End Regatta Line Route tph Calling at Twyford to Henley-on-Thames
Great Western Railway (train operating company)
Great_Western_Railway_(train_operating_company)
Railway station in Berkshire, England
Wraysbury Slough–Windsor & Eton line Slough Windsor & Eton Central Henley branch line Twyford Wargrave Marlow branch line Cookham Furze Platt Maidenhead
Ascot railway station (Berkshire)
Ascot_railway_station_(Berkshire)
Historic road maintenance bodies in England
County of Berks, towards Cookham, in the said County; and for turning the Course of the present Road leading from Ray Mills and Cookham, to the Turnpike Road
Turnpike trusts in South East England
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English bounds, Winchester, Old Minster Æthelred II 939 704 A.D. 995 x 999 (Cookham) Confirms the will of Æthelric (i.e. S 1501), including the bequest of
List_of_Anglo-Saxon_charters
by two short side weirs; it also has the long breakwater below Windsor Bridge called The Cobbler 1,000 square feet (90 m2) at most. This patch of less
Islands_in_the_River_Thames
Eton in the County of Buckingham and the Parishes of Cookham and Bray in the Rural District of Cookham in the County of Berks. Milford-on-Sea Electric
List of acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1904
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Isleworth. He was born in 1587 in the parish of Cookham, Berkshire. In the town of Maidenhead in the parish of Cookham he erected almshouses for the poor. He married
James_Smith_(1587–1667)
Railway station serving the village of Bourne End, Buckinghamshire, England
reach Bourne End, a wooden viaduct was built across Cockmarsh and a wooden bridge was built across the River Thames. In 1873, a line linking Bourne End with
Bourne_End_railway_station
Maidenhead 27 Designated Beenham's Heath Bisham Bray Burchetts Green Cookham Dean Cookham High Street Datchet Eton Holyport Hurley Inner Windsor Littlewick
List of conservation areas in England
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UK government in 2019
Waldrist (unpaid) July 2019 – December 2019 George Young, Baron Young of Cookham July 2016 – August 2019 James Bethell, 5th Baron Bethell July 2019 – December
First_Johnson_ministry
Robert Hayward, Baron Hayward 2015 George Young, Baron Young of Cookham 2015 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal (2010–2012) Philip Smith, Baron Smith
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(1983) Road Rats MC Satans Slaves Satan's Slaves Victory Conflict starts in Cookham, England, when a brawl occurs between the two groups involving over 30
List of outlaw motorcycle club conflicts
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British documentary series about UK archaeology
the tent Andy Greef) Anglo-Saxon monastic settlement of Cynethryth in Cookham (director of the excavation Gabor Thomas) Recovery of the timber from a
Digging_for_Britain
List of railway locomotives used by the Great Western Railway
Bradley Manor". Severn Valley Railway. Retrieved 5 January 2026. "7808 – Cookham Manor". Didcot Railway Centre. Retrieved 17 March 2025. "GWR 7812 Erlestoke
Locomotives of the Great Western Railway
Locomotives_of_the_Great_Western_Railway
Railway station in Berkshire, England
of its type left in the UK. In 2017, various defects were found in the bridge's structure and Network Rail started restoration work in 2021, after initially
Wokingham_railway_station
British computer company (1968-2002)
application development in Reading, and training centres at Moor Hall (Cookham), Beaumont College (Old Windsor) (sales, support and software) and Letchworth
International Computers Limited
International_Computers_Limited
Railway station in the town of Bracknell, Berkshire, England
to the east of the station, the local road passes over the railway on a bridge and there is a footpath underneath. In line with the local council policy
Martins_Heron_railway_station
Railway station in Berkshire, England
Wraysbury Slough–Windsor & Eton line Slough Windsor & Eton Central Henley branch line Twyford Wargrave Marlow branch line Cookham Furze Platt Maidenhead
Mortimer_railway_station
English musician and composer (1867–1942)
part-songs. His 1916 Idyl for string quartet (sub-titled Summer's Eve at Cookham Lock), Op. 50, was originally written for the London String Quartet and
John_David_Davis
Operational Railway museum in Oxfordshire, England
Centre". didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2025. "7808 - Cookham Manor | Didcot Railway Centre". didcotrailwaycentre.org.uk. Retrieved 25
Didcot_Railway_Centre
Railway station in Windsor, Berkshire, England
Wraysbury Slough–Windsor & Eton line Slough Windsor & Eton Central Henley branch line Twyford Wargrave Marlow branch line Cookham Furze Platt Maidenhead
Windsor & Eton Riverside railway station
Windsor_&_Eton_Riverside_railway_station
Duke of Wellington 9th Duke of Wellington George Young, Baron Young of Cookham Senior Deputy Lord Speaker Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley Former Lord-in-waiting
List of people and organizations sanctioned during the Russo-Ukrainian war
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Plant, Ford Motor Company (photograph) Stanley Spencer – The Resurrection, Cookham Lajos Tihanyi – Portrait of Tristan Tzara (Hungarian National Gallery)
1927_in_art
Courtier to Henry VII and Henry VIII of England
Henry VII had given her a pension or annuity allocated from the manors of Cookham and Bray. In October 1535, Dame Mary Capel wrote to Thomas Cromwell, offering
Hugh_Denys
Brough and Eamont Bridge Road Act 1753 (26 Geo. 2. c. 67) Brough, Cumbria. The B6542 (former A66) road passes the end of the bridge over the River Eden
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2011 Congleton Cheshire 1837 1937 Congleton & Crewe Cheshire 1974 1991 Cookham Berkshire 1837 1896 Corby Northamptonshire 1974 2010 Cosford Suffolk 1837
List of registration districts in England
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of Stratford-upon-Avon (Life Peer, 1983). In remainder of the Barony of Bridges (United Kingdom). Son of Jim Prior, Baron Prior, (Life Peer, 1987). Son
List of life peerages (2010–2024)
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Documentaries about railway stations in Britain and Ireland
Southall, Hayes & Harlington, West Drayton, Maidenhead, Furze Platt, Cookham, Bourne End, Marlow, Henley-on-Thames, Shiplake, Wargrave, Twyford, Burnham
All_the_Stations
King of Mercia from 757 to 796
by Egbert, and it is also known that Jænberht claimed the monastery of Cookham, which was in Offa's possession. In 786 Pope Adrian I sent papal legates
Offa_of_Mercia
Railway station in Berkshire, England
Retrieved 7 May 2015. Yonge, John; Padgett, David (August 2010) [1989]. Bridge, Mike (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western (5th ed.). Bradford on Avon:
Wargrave_railway_station
Terminus station in Windsor, England
035-yard (1.861 km) brick viaduct and Windsor Railway Bridge, the last surviving wrought iron bridge designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. The original building
Windsor & Eton Central railway station
Windsor_&_Eton_Central_railway_station
Retrieved 2010-01-21. Fenwick, Keith (2005). The Inverness and Nairn Railway. Cookham: Highland Railway Society. Rock Island Technical Society (1996). "A Brief
1855_in_rail_transport
Railway station in Winnersh, Berkshire, England
valley of the River Loddon, and is some 500 metres (1,600 ft) east of the bridge across that river. Winnersh Triangle railway station should not be confused
Winnersh Triangle railway station
Winnersh_Triangle_railway_station
Railway station in Berkshire, England
Twyford the new lines meant building a second arch onto the Waltham Road bridge and moving Hurst Road further south. The station was completely reconstructed
Twyford_railway_station
Government of the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2017
Viscount Younger of Leckie May 2015 – June 2017 George Young, Baron Young of Cookham July 2016 – June 2017 Oliver Eden, 8th Baron Henley (also with Work & Pensions
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Period of the Government of the United Kingdom from 2019 to 2022
the first ministerial resignation of his premiership, when Lord Young of Cookham resigned as a government whip in the House of Lords. On 3 September 2019
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COOKHAM BRIDGE
COOKHAM BRIDGE
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name, probably from Bridgeford in Northumberland, Bridgford in Staffordshire, or East or West Bridgford in Nottinghamshire, which are named with Old English brycg ‘bridge’ + ford ‘ford’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from any of various places named Woodham. Most, as for example those in Essex and Surrey, are named from Old English wudu ‘wood’ + hÄm ‘homestead’; one in Buckinghamshire, however, probably has as its second element Old English hamm ‘water meadow’, and one in County Durham is from wudum, the dative plural of wudu, originally used after a preposition.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an altered spelling of Bridges.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English
Dwells at the Bridge; Bridge Builder; Lives Near a Bridge
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Female
English
Variant spelling of English Bridget, BRIDGETTE means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bridgwater in Somerset; the water which the bridge at Bridgwater crosses is the Parrett river, but the place name actually derives from Brigewaltier, i.e. ‘Walter’s bridge’, after Walter de Dowai, the 12th-century owner.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places called Crookham in Berkshire and Northumberland, or from Church Crookham in Hampshire. The one in Northumberland is named with a dative plural form of Old Scandinavian krókr ‘crook’, ‘bend’, while those in Berkshire and Hampshire are probably named with an Old English word croc ‘crook’, ‘bend’ + hÄm ‘homestead’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge. The -s generally represents the genitive case, but may occasionally be a plural. In some cases this name denoted someone from the Flemish city of Bruges (Brugge), meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English brigge ‘bridge’, Old English brycg, applied as a topographic name for someone who lived near a bridge, a metonymic occupational name for a bridge keeper, or a habitational name from any of the places named with this element, as for example Bridge in Kent or Bridge Sollers in Herefordshire. Building and maintaining bridges was one of the three main feudal obligations, along with bearing arms and maintaining fortifications. The cost of building a bridge was often defrayed by charging a toll, the surname thus being acquired by the toll gatherer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Bridge.Americanized form of German Brücker (see Brucker).
Female
English
Anglicized form of Irish Gaelic BrÃghid, BRIDGET means "exalted one."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by or kept a bridge (see Bridge).Americanized form of German Bruckmann (see Bruckman).James Bridgeman or Bridgman (1620–76) came to Hartford, CT, from Winchester, Hampshire, England, in 1640.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from a byname meaning ‘servant of the cook’ (see Cook).
Surname or Lastname
English (Merseyside)
English (Merseyside) : variant of Cotton.
Boy/Male
English American
Lives near a bridge.
Boy/Male
English
From the Meadow Near the Bridge
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spellin
Respelling of German Brücker or Brügger, habitational names for someone from any of numerous places in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland named Bruck or Brugg, or a topographic name for someone who lived by a bridge (see Brucker).Altered spelling of German Brücher, a topographic name for someone who lived by a swamp, from Middle High German bruoch ‘swamp’ + the suffix -er, denoting an inhabitant.English (Somerset) : unexplained; perhaps a variant of Brooker.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Dockham in Donhead St. Mary, Wiltshire, named in Old English with docce ‘dock’ (the plant) + hamm ‘enclosure’, ‘water meadow’. This surname has died out in England.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Woodham.
COOKHAM BRIDGE
COOKHAM BRIDGE
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
From Penrith.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Heather Meadow
Girl/Female
Native American
Superior.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from a pet form of Hugh.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Thunder; To Roar
Boy/Male
Irish
Spear-bearer.
Girl/Female
Indian
To Praise the Lord
Boy/Male
Hindu
Fair complexioned
Boy/Male
Indian
Sun
Girl/Female
Muslim
COOKHAM BRIDGE
COOKHAM BRIDGE
COOKHAM BRIDGE
COOKHAM BRIDGE
COOKHAM BRIDGE
n.
The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc.
n.
A board or plank used as a bridge.
a.
Having no bridge; not bridged.
n.
A movable building, of a square form, consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels, and employed in approaching a fortified place, for carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and other necessaries.
v. t.
To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.
v. t.
To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a river.
n.
A tree (Cookia punctata) of the Orange family, growing in China and the East Indies; also, its fruit, which is about the size of a large grape, and has a hard rind and a peculiar flavor.
n.
A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a tete-de-pont.
n.
A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge.
n.
A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters, masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.
superl.
Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc.
v. t.
Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges and highways.
a.
Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.
imp. & p. p.
of Bridge
a.
Passing or flowing through a bridge; -- said of water.
n.
A striped satin made in India.
a.
Full of bridges.
n.
A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad, high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. Trestlework.
n.
A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a bridge wall.