Cookley

Cookley is a village in the Wyre Forest District of Worcestershire, England, a few miles to the north of Kidderminster. Also, a few miles south-west of Stourton, Staffordshire and is close to the villages of Kinver and Wolverley. It lies on the River Stour, and the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal in the civil parish of Wolverley and Cookley. At the time of the 2001 census had a population of 2,491.

This article is about the village in Worcestershire. For the village in Suffolk, see Cookley, Suffolk.

Cookley
Eastern portal of Cookley Tunnel
Cookley
Location within Worcestershire
OS grid referenceSO8480
Civil parish
  • Wolverley and Cookley
District
  • Wyre Forest
Shire county
  • Worcestershire
Region
  • West Midlands
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townKIDDERMINSTER
Postcode districtDY11
PoliceWest Mercia
FireHereford and Worcester
AmbulanceWest Midlands
UK Parliament
  • Wyre Forest

Commerce within the village include a Florist, a cafe, an Indian take away, a fish and chip shop and a village shop; all of which are family-run. It also has a Tesco Express and two Public Houses.

The Village Hall is large and very well used by many different groups and clubs. It is situated alongside Cookley Playing Fields. The village has very active junior/senior Football and Cricket clubs.

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