Oakley
Ward in North Northamptonshire, England
| Coordinates: | 52.469, -0.717 |
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| OS grid ref: | SP 87 86 |
| Dialling code: | 01536 (Kettering) |
The ward of Oakley sits within rural North Northamptonshire in England, covering the village and its surrounding farmland. It retains a compact village core of historic cottages and a parish church, set amid the county’s rolling countryside with hedgerow-lined fields and good network of public footpaths.
Community life is lively for a small place, centred on a village hall, a local pub, a primary school and annual fêtes, while the local economy mixes agriculture and small businesses with a significant commuter element - many residents travel to nearby market towns such as Kettering and Corby for work, giving the area a blend of traditional rural character and modern links to larger centres.
Postcode districts covering Oakley
Most populated places nearby
- Leicester 20.3 miles32.6 km
- Northampton 17.7 miles28.6 km
- Peterborough 20.3 miles32.7 km
- Rugby 22.7 miles36.5 km
- Kettering 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Kettering Town 5 miles8 km
- Corby 1.9 miles3 km
- Wellingborough 11.3 miles18.3 km
- Rushden 13.7 miles22 km
- Melton Mowbray 21.8 miles35 km
- Huntingdon 24.2 miles38.9 km
- Daventry 23.7 miles38.1 km
Neighbouring places
- Kingswood Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Newton and Little Oakley Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Corby West Ward 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Newton Built-up area 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Corby Built-up area 1.9 miles3 km
- Lloyds Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Middleton Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Geddington Built-up area 2.5 miles4 km
- Corby Rural Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Stanion Built-up area 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Cottingham Parish 2.6 miles4.2 km
- East Carlton Parish 2.7 miles4.3 km
Example postcodes in Oakley
NN18 9BS, NN18 8QT, NN18 9DW, NN18 8JJ, NN18 8TS, NN18 8TL, NN18 9EF, NN18 8QE, NN18 8TE … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 35.8 miles57.7 km
- Birmingham International Airport 43.4 miles69.9 km
- Corby Railway Station 1.8 miles3 km
- Kettering Railway Station 5.3 miles8.5 km
Hotels near Oakley Ad
- The Swallows Rest Bed & Breakfast 3 4.4 miles7.1 km
- White Horse Inn & Restaurant 4 4.2 miles6.7 km
- Rushton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 3.2 miles5.2 km
- Best Western Rockingham Forest Hotel 4 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Hampton by Hilton Corby/Kettering 3 2.8 miles4.5 km
- Holiday Inn Corby - Kettering A43 4 2.4 miles3.9 km
- Nevill Arms Inn 4 6.1 miles9.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express Kettering 3 3.2 miles5.1 km
- The Lake Isle Restaurant with Rooms 4 8.2 miles13.3 km
- Barton Hall Hotel & Spa 4 5.7 miles9.2 km
Schools in Oakley
- Brooke Weston Academy Secondary
- Corby Primary Academy Primary
- Danesholme Infant Academy Primary
- Danesholme Junior Academy Primary
- Oakley Vale Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Pipewell Abbey Historic site 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Rockingham Road Stadium 4 miles6.5 km
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 6.9 miles11.2 km
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 7 miles11.3 km
- Nene Park Stadium 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Normanton Park Estate 12.1 miles19.5 km
- Walcot Hall Estate 13.4 miles21.6 km
- Burghley House Historic site 16.4 miles26.3 km
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 16.9 miles27.2 km
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 18 miles29 km
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 18.3 miles29.4 km
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 18.6 miles29.9 km