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 miles39 km
- Milton Keynes 21.7 miles34.9 km
- Oxford 7.9 miles12.7 km
- High Wycombe 17.9 miles28.9 km
- Aylesbury 11.3 miles18.2 km
- Maidenhead 24.2 miles39 km
- Dunstable 24.4 miles39.3 km
- Bletchley 19.7 miles31.7 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Banbury 21.7 miles35 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 12.2 miles19.6 km
- Leighton Buzzard 19.7 miles31.7 km
Neighbouring places
- Worminghall Built-up area 1.6 miles2.6 km
- Brill Built-up area 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Waterperry with Thomley Parish 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Ickford Built-up area 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Boarstall Parish 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Chilton Parish 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Horton-cum-Studley Built-up area 2.8 miles4.4 km
- Shabbington Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Dorton Built-up area 3.2 miles5.1 km
- Waterstock Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Holton Parish 3.5 miles5.7 km
- Long Crendon Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Oakley
HP18 9QE, HP18 9QB, HP18 9GN, HP18 9QH, HP18 9JX, HP18 9QF, HP18 9PT, HP18 9QP, HP18 9PH … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 30.7 miles49.3 km
- London Heathrow Airport 34.6 miles55.7 km
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway Railway Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Islip Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Oxford Bus Station 8.8 miles14.2 km
Hotels near Oakley Ad
- The Pointer 5 2 miles3.3 km
- Old Bank Hotel 5 8.2 miles13.1 km
- The Coach and Horses 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 8.4 miles13.6 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 8.3 miles13.3 km
- The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel and Spa 4 4.7 miles7.6 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.7 miles15.7 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 7.9 miles12.6 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 8.6 miles13.9 km
Schools in Oakley
- Oakley C of E Combined School Primary
Local points of interest
- Thame Abbey Historic site 6.6 miles10.5 km
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 7.8 miles12.6 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Magdalen College College 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8 miles12.8 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.2 miles13.1 km
- University of Oxford University 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Christ Church College College 8.3 miles13.4 km