Little Oakley, Northamptonshire

Little Oakley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton and Little Oakley, in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England.^[1] It is situated between Corby and Kettering.^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 85.^[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Oakley to form Oakley.^[4] Inside the village is St. Peter's church, which dates from the thirteenth century. Opposite the church is Primrose Cottage, a stone-built cottage dating back to the seventeenth century, where several generations of one family once lived and are now buried in the church yard.

Little Oakley
Little Oakley Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid reference	SP8985
Civil parish	Newton and Little Oakley
Unitary authority	North Northamptonshire
Ceremonial county	Northamptonshire
Region	East Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Corby
Postcode district	NN18
Dialling code	01536
Police	Northamptonshire
Fire	Northamptonshire
Ambulance	East Midlands
UK Parliament	Kettering
List of places UK England Northamptonshire 52.4633°N 0.6832°W / 52.4633; -0.6832

The villages name means 'Oak-tree wood/clearing'.^[5]

References

1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229866.
2. "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
3. "Population Statistics Little Oakley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
4. "Relationships and Changes Little Oakley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
5. University of Nottingham, Key to English Place-Names, accessed 17 February 2022

External links

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