Official Name: | Crookham |
Static Image Name: | Encampment Farm - geograph.org.uk - 288127.jpg |
Static Image Caption: | Encampment Farm |
Coordinates: | 55.637°N -2.135°W |
Os Grid Reference: | NT914380 |
Unitary England: | Northumberland |
Lieutenancy England: | Northumberland |
Region: | North East England |
Country: | England |
Post Town: | CORNHILL-ON-TWEED |
Postcode Area: | TD |
Postcode District: | TD12 |
Dial Code: | 01890 |
Constituency Westminster: | North Northumberland |
Crookham is a village on the River Till in Northumberland, in England. It is situated approximately 8km (05miles) to the east of Coldstream and 14km (09miles) northwest of Wooler. It has three farms, Crookham Sandyford, Crookham Eastfield, and Crookham Westfield. Recorded as "Crucum" in 1244, the village name derived from the Old English for "Settlement at the Bend" (of the River Till).
The poet Robert Story was educated for some time at Crookham.[1]
The Till Valley Archaeological Society holds meetings and events in Crookham Village Hall. The Society's aim is to promote the archaeology, heritage, and history of the Till Valley. Its members take part as volunteers in archaeological excavations and field walking in north Northumberland, most notably on or around the site of the Battle of Flodden.
Crookham contains a coach house and a post office.