Little Oakley, Northamptonshire

Village and former civil parish in Northampton

Human settlement in England

Newton and Little Oakley

Unitary authority

North Northamptonshire

Ceremonial county

Northamptonshire

Region

East Midlands

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Kettering

List of places: UK; England; Northamptonshire

52°27′48″N 0°41′00″W / 52.4633°N 0.6832°W / 52.4633; -0.6832

Little Oakley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton and Little Oakley, in the North Northamptonshire district, in the ceremonial county of Northamptonshire, England.^[1] It is situated between Corby and Kettering.^[2] In 1931 the parish had a population of 85.^[3] On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Oakley to form Oakley.^[4] Inside the village is St. Peter's church, which dates from the thirteenth century. Opposite the church is Primrose Cottage, a stone-built cottage dating back to the seventeenth century, where several generations of one family once lived and are now buried in the church yard.

The villages name means 'Oak-tree wood/clearing'.^[5]

References

^ Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 141 Kettering & Corby (Market Harborough & Stamford) (Map). Ordnance Survey. 2014. ISBN 9780319229866.
^ "Ordnance Survey Election Maps". www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk. Ordnance Survey. Archived from the original on 20 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
^ "Population Statistics Little Oakley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ "Relationships and Changes Little Oakley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain through Time. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
^ University of Nottingham, Key to English Place-Names, accessed 17 February 2022