How Cookham looked in 1840.

How Cookham looked in 1840.

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This a restored map of Cookham Village in the year 1840. You can see clearly Back Lane, now of course known as School Lane, but with no school of course. Of particular note you will notice how many orchards there were in the village itself. Plainly marked on this map one can see the Venables’ Paper Mill down Mill Lane. Of course at this time the cottage Boot & Shoe industry was in full swing.