Oaken

Oaken

Oaken

Human settlement in England

Oaken is a small village in Staffordshire, England. The first mention of the Oaken place-name was in 1086 when it was listed in the Domesday book as Ache. Its origin appears to be from the Old English, ācum - (place of) the oaks.[1]

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Oaken lies just one mile west of Codsall where the population taken at the 2011 census can be found. It is home to Oaken Terrace Nursing Home, a large nursing home situated just off Oaken Drive. Oaken's only pub is The Oaken Arms, a Vintage Inns pub on Holyhead Road - formerly The Foaming Jug, it re-opened in November 2010.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    David Horovitz, "The Place-names of Staffordshire" (2006)
  2. [2]
    http://www.fandbpartnership.com/news Archived 7 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine The F&B Partnership, "New opening Vintage Inn pub The Oaken Arms" (2010-11-13)

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