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 miles
- Northampton 17.7 miles
- Peterborough 20.3 miles
- Rugby 22.7 miles
- Kettering 4.8 miles
- Kettering Town 5 miles
- Corby 1.9 miles
- Wellingborough 11.3 miles
- Rushden 13.7 miles
- Melton Mowbray 21.8 miles
- Huntingdon 24.2 miles
- Daventry 23.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Kingswood Ward 0.6 miles
- Newton and Little Oakley Parish 1.3 miles
- Corby West Ward 1.6 miles
- Newton Built-up area 1.8 miles
- Corby Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Lloyds Ward 2.1 miles
- Middleton Parish 2.3 miles
- Geddington Built-up area 2.5 miles
- Corby Rural Ward 2.5 miles
- Stanion Built-up area 2.6 miles
- Cottingham Parish 2.6 miles
- East Carlton Parish 2.7 miles
Example postcodes in Oakley
NN18 8PR, NN18 8JL, NN18 8JB, NN18 9QD, NN18 8JJ, NN18 9HT, NN18 9DS, NN18 8PH, NN18 8QJ … See all
Transport links
- East Midlands Airport 35.8 miles
- Birmingham International Airport 43.4 miles
- Corby Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Kettering Railway Station 5.3 miles
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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 miles
- Rockingham Road Stadium 4 miles
- Lyveden New Bield Historic site 6.9 miles
- Spanhoe Wood Forest 7 miles
- Nene Park Stadium 10.9 miles
- Normanton Park Estate 12.1 miles
- Walcot Hall Estate 13.4 miles
- Burghley House Historic site 16.4 miles
- Santa Pod Raceway Recreation 16.9 miles
- Franklin's Gardens, Northampton Saints Stadium 18 miles
- Leicester Racecourse Recreation 18.3 miles
- Sixfields Stadium, Northampton Town Stadium 18.6 miles