Sir George Cooke was a Yorkshire baronet and landowner associated with Wheatley and Owston. He held an Adwick estate which he sold to his nephew Anthony Eyre in 1733.

The exact date of his acquisition from the Washington family is uncertain.

Research sources:
- University of Nottingham, Biography of Anthony Eyre (c.1691–1748), stating that Anthony bought an estate at Adwick le Street from his uncle Sir George Cooke in 1733; local Washington family history for the earlier sale. — https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/collectionsindepth/family/eyre/biographies/biographyofanthonyeyre%28c1691-1748%29.aspx