This prominent family, whose main estates were in Northamptonshire, owned the original manor of Pinkneys Court, then in the parish of Cookham, from the 12th to the 15th century.

It has two public houses and a restaurant, and it is only a short distance from Maidenhead town centre and railway station.

Carters Steam Fair used to stop at Pinkneys Green each year in the Spring, commencing an annual "road run".

Formed in 1972, the side practices throughout the winter at the scouts hut and perform their traditional Mummers play on Boxing day followed by dancing out from May 1 at pubs, fetes and events in the area throughout the summer.

Michael Parkinson officially opened the new Pinkneys Green Cricket Club pavilion in May 2007 following the destruction of the previous one in an arson attack in February 2004.