Oakley,_Suffolk

Oakley, Suffolk

Oakley, Suffolk

Human settlement in England

Oakley is a village and former civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It lies immediately to the south of the River Waveney around 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Eye and the same distance south-east of Diss. The village of Scole is 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east across the River Waveney. In 1961 the parish had a population of 204.[1] The village is in the parish of Brome and Oakley and the benefice has been combined with the village of Brome for centuries[2] but the civil parish was only combined on 1 April 1982.[3]

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The village church is dedicated to St Nicholas. It is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 14th century.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "Population Statistics Oakley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. [2]
    St Nicholas, Oakley, Suffolk Churches website. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  3. [3]
    "The Mid Suffolk (Parishes) Order 1981" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. [4]
    Church of St Nicholas, Brome and Oakley, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2014-03-15.

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