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Odney
Odney shown within Berkshire |
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| OS grid reference | SU898854 |
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| Metropolitan borough | Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Metropolitan county | Berkshire |
| Region | South East |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | MAIDENHEAD |
| Postcode district | SL6 |
| Dialling code | 01628 |
| Police | Thames Valley |
| Fire | Royal Berkshire |
| Ambulance | South Central |
| EU Parliament | South East England |
| UK Parliament | Berkshire |
| List of places: UK • England • Berkshire | |
Odney is a common and island in the Thames, part of the civil parish of Cookham, in the English county of Berkshire.
It lies next to the village of Cookham and the River Thames, and is located approximately 2.5 miles (4.0 km) North of Maidenhead.
There was the Odney Pottery works (1942–1956) on the common. The building can still be seen. The very attractive earthenware pottery is still sought after. John Bew was asked to set up the pottery by John Lewis in Cookham in 1942 to train disabled people. In 1948 they were given a government licence to produce domestic pottery.
The Odney Club, a holiday centre owned by the John Lewis Partnership and available for their staff, is centred on Lullebrook Manor. This fine mid-18th century country house was once rented by Colonel Francis Ricardo, the first car owner in Cookham, who was High Sheriff of Berkshire in the early 1900s and supposedly the inspiration for Kenneth Grahame's Toad, in the Wind in the Willows.