Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 52.621°N -2.228°W |
Official Name: | Oaken |
Shire County: | Staffordshire |
Region: | West Midlands |
Post Town: | Wolverhampton |
Postcode District: | WV8 |
Postcode Area: | WV |
Os Grid Reference: | SJ8502 |
Oaken is a small village in Staffordshire, England. The first mention of the Oaken place-name was in 1086 when it was listed in the Domesday book as Ache. Its origin appears to be from the Old English, ācum - (place of) the oaks.[1]
Oaken lies just one mile west of Codsall where the population taken at the 2011 census can be found. It is home to Oaken Terrace Nursing Home, a large nursing home situated just off Oaken Drive. Oaken's only pub is The Oaken Arms, a Vintage Inns pub on Holyhead Road - formerly The Foaming Jug, it re-opened in November 2010.[2]