Oakley
Built-up area in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.794, -1.074 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 63 10 |
| Population: | 1,007 |
| Dialling code: | 01844 (Thame) |
Oakley is a village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England, set in a typically rural patchwork of farmland, hedgerows and country lanes. The settlement contains a mix of older cottages and more recent housing and retains the feel of a traditional English village, with a parish church, village hall and local gathering places forming the heart of community life.
Historically the village has roots stretching back centuries and its landscape still shows agricultural patterns; today the local economy is a blend of farming, small businesses and people who commute to nearby towns. Social and cultural life tends to be lively for a village of its size, with clubs, seasonal fêtes and outdoor walking and cycling making the most of the surrounding countryside.
Postcode districts covering Oakley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.2 miles
- Milton Keynes 21.7 miles
- Oxford 7.9 miles
- High Wycombe 17.9 miles
- Aylesbury 11.3 miles
- Maidenhead 24.2 miles
- Dunstable 24.4 miles
- Bletchley 19.7 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20.3 miles
- Banbury 21.7 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 12.2 miles
- Leighton Buzzard 19.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Worminghall Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Brill Built-up area 2.1 miles
- Waterperry with Thomley Parish 2.2 miles
- Ickford Built-up area 2.4 miles
- Boarstall Parish 2.4 miles
- Chilton Parish 2.8 miles
- Horton-cum-Studley Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Shabbington Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Dorton Built-up area 3.2 miles
- Waterstock Parish 3.5 miles
- Holton Parish 3.5 miles
- Long Crendon Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Oakley
HP18 9QY, HP18 9QZ, HP18 9QP, HP18 9RA, HP18 9PN, HP18 9PX, HP18 9QD, HP18 9RF, HP18 9RE … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 30.7 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 34.6 miles
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway Railway Station 5.8 miles
- Islip Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 8.8 miles
Hotels near Oakley Ad
- The Pointer 5 2 miles
- Old Bank Hotel 5 8.2 miles
- The Coach and Horses 3 6.9 miles
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 8.3 miles
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 8.4 miles
- St Margarets Hotel 3 8.3 miles
- The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel and Spa 4 4.7 miles
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 7.9 miles
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 8.6 miles
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.7 miles
Schools in Oakley
- Oakley C of E Combined School Primary
Local points of interest
- Thame Abbey Historic site 6.6 miles
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 6.7 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 7.8 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 7.9 miles
- Magdalen College College 7.9 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.1 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.2 miles
- University of Oxford University 8.2 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.3 miles
- Christ Church College College 8.3 miles