Little Oakley, Northamptonshire

Little Oakley
Little Oakley is located in Northamptonshire
Little Oakley
Little Oakley
Location within Northamptonshire
OS grid referenceSP8985
Civil parish
Unitary authority
Ceremonial county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCorby
Postcode districtNN18
Dialling code01536
PoliceNorthamptonshire
FireNorthamptonshire
AmbulanceEast Midlands
UK Parliament
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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

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

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