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brummie60

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hi cooksey lane is in kingstanding,i was wondering if anyone knows where it got its name from?i know a lot of the roads in kingstanding were named by a london builder,e.g. twickenham, hurlingham,kings road etc.I have asked carl chinn but he knows very little, thanks, brummie60
 
Brummie 60,
Sorry can't tell you where the name Cooksey came from, but I can tell you that Cooksey Road, Small Heath was adopted by the Corporation in 1878, and first appeared in the Kelly's Directory for that year. Part of it still exists, running about 500 yards west of Golden Hillock Road, but it once ran a long way west to meet Bolton Road and Bordesley Park Road. I have found two references to Cooksey Place, in Bordesley Park Road (probably just a group of buildings) in the 1880s, and to Cooksey Avenue, a short road off Cooksey Road, first appearing in the directories I have been able to check on in 1921, which disappeared in the 1970s, I believe.
The Cooksey Lane in Kingstanding was in the 1933 directory but it masy be a few years earlier - about 1929, I think.
I can also confirm that there is no area of London known as Cooksey, nor are there are no roads, streets, lanes, avenues etc bearing the name of Cooksey in Greater London today, or in 1969.
Not much help, but at least it confines the area of our ignorance.
Peter Walker
 
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This English surname of COOKSEY is mainly a West Midlands habitation name from a place in Worcestershire, so called from the general case of the Old English personal name CUCU (perhaps a byname from Old English CWICU, lively) + Old English EG (island.) It was also derived from the Old English word Coc, a purveyor of cooked meats, and was brought into England in the wake of the Norman Conquest of 1066. Occupational surnames originally denoted the actual occupation followed by the individual. At what period they became hereditary is a difficult problem. Many of the occupation names were descriptive and could be varied. In the Middle Ages, at least among the Christian population, people did not usually pursue specialized occupations exclusively to the extent that we do today, and they would, in fact, turn their hand to any form of work that needed to be done, particularly in a large house or mansion, or on farms and smallholdings. In early documents, surnames often refer to the actual holder of an office, whether the church or state. Early records of the name mention Galter Coc, listed as a tenant in the Domesday Book of 1086. John Cocus, 1273 County Norfolk. Roger le Cook was recorded in County Oxford in the year 1300. Mathew Cocus of Yorkshire was listed in the Yorkshire Poll Tax of 1379. Later instances of the name mention Rachael, daughter of John Cooke who was baptised at St. Dionis Backchurch, London in the year 1611. Edmund Short married Dorothy Cook, St. George's Chapel, Mayfair London in 1631. At first the coat of arms was a practical matter which served a function on the battlefield and in tournaments. With his helmet covering his face, and armour encasing the knight from head to foot, the only means of identification for his followers, was the insignia painted on his shield, and embroidered on his surcoat, the draped and flowing garment worn over the armour.
 
English (chiefly West Midlands): habitational name from a place in Worcestershire named Cooksey, from the genitive case of the Old English personal name Cucu (perhaps a byname from Old English cwicu ‘lively’) + Old English eg ‘island’.
 
It is only a guess, but, as far as the Small Heath Cooksey Road was concerned, there was a Birmingham firm called Cooksey –
From Whites 1849 directory;
Cooksey Hector Richard, manufacturer of coffin furniture, brass headed and malleable nails, bromsgrove tacks, pins, wood screws, measuring tapes, etc, 148, High street, Bordesley ; house, Coventry road.
In 1876, just before the road was built Hector was a JP and “respected member of the community” (:Cooksey Hector Richard, J.P. Oak mount, Westbourne road, Edgbaston),
although his firm in Bordesley high St seems to have been taken over and is now Ingall & Parsons, coffin makers.. However it might be reasonable to think that a respected local businessman might be remembered by naming a road after him fairly near to his old firm
Mike
 
We hopefully will be going past there tomorrow on our way to the egg farm Barr Beacon and if we do will take a photo of the playing fields. Jean.
 
I know Booths Farm Lane is not far away named after the farm in that area i wonder if the was a farm owned by the Cookseys there. Dek
 
Dek we didn't make it to the egg farm and that is one of them in Booths Farm Lane. It used to be Wrights many years ago. Will ask tomorrow when we go. Jean.
 
Hi thanks for all your help,my feelings are is that it was possibly the name of the landowner somewhere along the line,the land around there was mainly farming before the city council of the period decided to build a vast housing estate ranging from the bottom of kingstanding road upward.I do know a number of the tenants moved there in 1937 and still live in the same house, amazing really!.thanks again to all for the information provided.
 
I was born in Cooksey Lane. My family lived there for a total of 65 years. I remember mom telling us that when she and dad moved in around 1932 there were fields opposite. We lived at no 74. Sadly I know nothing about how it got it's name but as a family we have nothing but good memories of dear old Cooksey lane.
 
Hi , I went to Kingsland road school and the "playing fields", in Cooksey Lane mentioned by Jean, are were we held our school sports day, sack races, egg and spoon, three legged etc, just remember a few. I also had a friend, another Graham, who lived in Cooksey Lane.

Goffy
 
Graham I am sorry about the photo but we shot off to pick the granddaughter up from work and went without the camera. I did swear at myself when passing the playing fields but will make sure I take a photo next time. Jean.
 
No problem Jean, If I remember correctly the playing field was called King George V playing field ?

Goffy
 
Hi Goffy,

I went to Kingsland as well, so did my sister and my children when they first started school. My older siblings went to Maryvale. The 'playing fields' was a short walk from the school gates in Kingsland Rd, up Wandsworth and across Cooksey. King george Vth playing fields are not the same as Cooksey Lane Playing Fields the one we used for sports days though. King George V was at the end of Keston Road. Do you remember the excitement when the fair used to be on the playing fields? Our mom would give us a shilling between us, a lot of money to our parents, then we'd be back from the fair in half and hour asking for more because we'd spent it! I still live not too far from Cooksey though if you need some piccies I'd be happy to help.
 
Hello Joanio, Great little school, Kingsland, wasn't it. my wife went there too. seperate boys and girls schools, thats how it should be today I think. Cooksey Lane playing fields, thats what my wife calls them too, so I'm out on my own with the King George V bit. I cannot recall going to any fairs held there though, but that doesn't say I didnt go, I can remember going to fairs but probably to excited to know were they were. Cooksey lane was also our way to Barr Beacon, remember the nature rambles from school up Doe Bank lane ?

Happy Days

Goffy
 
Yeah Goffy, great school. Still very popular although much more modern now with the new building. All those wooden huts have gone now I think. Boys half and a girls half. Never had a mixed lesson ever, even in secondary at Kings Rise we had separate halves of the school. Much to the disappointment of me and loads of others!
 
The playing fields on Cooksey Lane are hidden by a row of houses and now belong to the" Festival Football League" Dek
 
We moved to 2 Esher Rd in 1938, I was 11yrs old. Went to Kingsland School and then to Peckham Rd School. We lived right on the corner so we could look out the window and see down to the corner where Brockingtons shop was. I remember the Playing fields up Cooksey Lane, we used to go when there was a Carnival there. I remember one time there, they buried a man alive and he would dig his way out. It was a nice place to live then, close to the Beacon and Sutton Park, a kid couldn,t ask for a better place to grow up. Wonderful memories now that I,m 83.

Have a nice day , Wally.
 
Wally have you looked at the Barr Beacon thread only that is very good?. If there is anywhere close by let me know and I will take a photo for you. Will definately remember the camera next time. TTFN. Jean.
 
Thanks G.G. I have all the pictures I need of the old neighborhood. I forget his name but about two years ago he took pictures of our old house on Esher Rd for me and up and down Cooksey Lane and I often look at them since I downloaded them to my computer.

Have a nice day, Wally.
 
Hi Wally,

Same here, I went to Kingsland then Peckham Road, re-named Kings Rise just to be a bit posher I suppose. When I lived in Cooksey there was a family called Bagshaw who lived in Esher Road, right on the corner with Cooksey. They would have been able to see Brock's as well. I seem to remember the sweet shop making their own pop, you could have a blue variety as well, which went down a treat with my 1d Woppa bar. I would eat and drink my way back home after fetching a pound of beef dripping for my mom from Clewer's the butcher. Happy days indeed...................
 
My father Arthur Ryman was the first groundsman at Cooksey lane playing fieds. I think I was about 12 in those days I certainly remember the guy who was buried alive He came to our house later for a bath Also every May Day all the coal floats would be dressed up also the horses, There was a fair dancing girls etc that was a long time ago Cheers Bernie
 
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