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 miles39.4 km
- Milton Keynes 21.4 miles34.4 km
- Oxford 8.1 miles13.1 km
- High Wycombe 18.1 miles29.1 km
- Aylesbury 11.2 miles18 km
- Maidenhead 24.4 miles39.2 km
- Dunstable 24.2 miles39 km
- Bletchley 19.4 miles31.3 km
- Bletchley and Fenny Stratford 20 miles32.2 km
- Banbury 21.5 miles34.7 km
- Abingdon-on-Thames 12.4 miles20 km
- Leighton Buzzard 19.5 miles31.4 km
Neighbouring places
- Oakley Built-up area 0.3 miles0.5 km
- Brill Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Worminghall Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Boarstall Parish 2.2 miles3.5 km
- Waterperry with Thomley Parish 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Ickford Built-up area 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Chilton Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- Horton-cum-Studley Built-up area 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Dorton Built-up area 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Shabbington Built-up area 3.1 miles5 km
- Piddington Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
- Long Crendon Built-up area 3.6 miles5.8 km
Example postcodes in Oakley
HP18 9RF, HP18 9PU, HP18 9QZ, HP18 9RA, HP18 9QG, HP18 9PW, HP18 9RQ, HP18 9PN, HP18 9RD … See all
Transport links
- Luton Airport 30.5 miles49.1 km
- London Heathrow Airport 34.7 miles55.9 km
- Haddenham and Thame Parkway Railway Station 5.8 miles9.4 km
- Bicester Town Railway Station 7.3 miles11.8 km
- Oxford Bus Station 9 miles14.5 km
Hotels near Oakley Ad
- The Pointer 5 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Old Bank Hotel 5 8.4 miles13.5 km
- The Coach and Horses 3 7.2 miles11.5 km
- The Chesterton Hotel 4 8.3 miles13.3 km
- Old Parsonage Hotel 5 8.5 miles13.6 km
- St Margarets Hotel 3 8.4 miles13.6 km
- Hartwell House & Spa 4 9.6 miles15.5 km
- The Oxfordshire Golf Hotel and Spa 4 4.9 miles7.9 km
- The Balkan Lodge Oxford 4 8.1 miles13 km
- Voco Oxford Thames 4 8.9 miles14.3 km
Schools in Oakley
- Oakley C of E Combined School Primary
Local points of interest
- Waddesdon Manor Museum 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Thame Abbey Historic site 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Otley Abbey Historic site 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Buckinghamshire Railway Centre Museum 7.6 miles12.3 km
- Kassam Stadium Stadium 8.1 miles13 km
- Magdalen College College 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Oxford Botanical Garden Gardens 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Pitt Rivers Museum Museum 8.3 miles13.4 km
- Bodleian Library, University of Oxford Library 8.4 miles13.5 km
- University of Oxford University 8.4 miles13.5 km
- Saint Bernard's College, Oxford Historic site 8.5 miles13.7 km
- Christ Church College College 8.5 miles13.7 km