Little Oakley, Northamptonshire Explained

Country:England
Official Name:Little Oakley
Coordinates:52.4633°N -0.6832°W
Civil Parish:Newton and Little Oakley
Unitary England:North Northamptonshire
Lieutenancy England:Northamptonshire
Region:East Midlands
Constituency Westminster:Kettering
Post Town:Corby
Postcode District:NN18
Postcode Area:NN
Dial Code:01536
Os Grid Reference:SP8985
Static Image:St Peter's Church, Little Oakley - geograph.org.uk - 349069.jpg

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.

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

Notes and References

  1. Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford). 9780319229866 . Ordnance Survey. 2014.
  2. Web site: Ordnance Survey Election Maps . www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk . Ordnance Survey . 3 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160220103943/https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/election-maps/gb/ . 20 February 2016 .
  3. Web site: Population Statistics Little Oakley AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain. 18 January 2020.
  4. Web site: Relationships and Changes Little Oakley AP/CP through time. A Vision of Britain through Time. 18 January 2020.
  5. University of Nottingham, Key to English Place-Names, accessed 17 February 2022