Oakley
Parish in Buckinghamshire, England
| Coordinates: | 51.798, -1.072 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 64 11 |
| Population: | 1,007 |
| Dialling code: | 01844 (Thame) |
Oakley is a small rural parish in Buckinghamshire, lying close to the county boundary with Oxfordshire. The village retains a traditional English feel with a compact historic core, surrounding farmland and hedgerows, and a scattering of listed cottages and farm buildings that speak to its long agricultural past.
Community life centres on the village hall, local pub and parish church, and there is a steady mix of long‑standing farming families and commuters who work in nearby centres such as Bicester and Milton Keynes. Occasional village fêtes, conservation efforts and the preservation of traditional buildings give Oakley a quiet, community‑minded character while its lanes and footpaths attract walkers exploring the Buckinghamshire countryside.
Postcode districts covering Oakley
Most populated places nearby
- Reading 24.5 miles
- Milton Keynes 21.4 miles
- Oxford 8.1 miles
- High Wycombe 18.1 miles
- Aylesbury 11.2 miles
- Maidenhead 24.4 miles
- Dunstable 24.2 miles
- Bletchley 19.4 miles
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20 miles
- Banbury 21.5 miles
- Abingdon-on-Thames 12.4 miles
- Leighton Buzzard 19.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Oakley Built-up area 0.3 miles
- Brill Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Worminghall Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Boarstall Parish 2.2 miles
- Waterperry with Thomley Parish 2.5 miles
- Ickford Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Chilton Parish 2.6 miles
- Horton-cum-Studley Built-up area 2.8 miles
- Dorton Built-up area 2.9 miles
- Shabbington Built-up area 3.1 miles
- Piddington Built-up area 3.6 miles
- Long Crendon Built-up area 3.6 miles
Example postcodes in Oakley
HP18 9QW, HP18 9PX, HP18 9RQ, HP18 9QQ, HP18 9QT, HP18 9QZ, HP18 9QD, HP18 9SF, HP18 9QL … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 30.5 miles
- London Heathrow Airport 34.7 miles
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway Railway Station 5.8 miles
- Bicester Town Railway Station 7.3 miles
- Oxford Bus Station 9 miles
Hotels near Oakley Ad
- The Pointer 5 1.7 miles
- Old Bank Hotel 5 8.4 miles
- The Coach and Horses 3 7.2 miles
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 8.5 miles
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 8.3 miles
- St Margarets Hotel 3 8.4 miles
- The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel and Spa 4 4.9 miles
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.6 miles
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 8.1 miles
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 8.9 miles
Schools in Oakley
- Oakley C of E Combined School Primary
Local points of interest
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 6.5 miles
- Thame Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 7.6 miles
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles
- Magdalen College College 8.1 miles
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8.2 miles
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.3 miles
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.4 miles
- University of Oxford University 8.4 miles
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.5 miles
- Christ Church College College 8.5 miles