Oakley, Gloucestershire Explained

Official Name:Oakley
Static Image:New Development, Oakley - geograph.org.uk - 864462.jpg
Static Image Caption:New Development, Oakley
Os Grid Reference:SO9722
Shire District:Cheltenham
Shire County:Gloucestershire
Region:South West England
Country:England
Post Town:Cheltenham
Postcode District:GL52
Postcode Area:GL
Constituency Westminster:Cheltenham

Oakley is a district of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it is recorded as held by Turstin FitzRolf.[1] Oakley primarily consists of residential housing, including private, council-owned, and social housing. It backs onto Cleeve Hill and Harp Hill, greenbelt land, and part of the Cotswold hills, including a covered reservoir. Oakley neighbours Prestbury and Whaddon.

Until December 2011, it was home to the smaller of Cheltenham's two Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) sites,[2] Subsequently, part of the GCHQ Oakley site was reclaimed and replaced with a Sainsbury's supermarket.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gloucestershire G-P. DomesdayBook.co.uk. The Domesday Book Online. 2021. 11 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Knibbs. Steve. 21 December 2011. A final look at GCHQ's top secret Oakley site in Cheltenham. www.BBC.co.uk. Gloucestershire. BBC News. 11 October 2021.