Oakley, Suffolk

Oakley
The Church of St Nicholas at oakley
The Church of St Nicholas at Oakley
The location of Oakley within Suffolk
The location of Oakley within Suffolk
Oakley
Location within Suffolk
OS grid referenceTM165780
Civil parish
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townDiss
Postcode districtIP21
Dialling code01379
UK Parliament
List of places
UK
England
Suffolk
52°21′29″N 1°10′34″E / 52.358°N 1.176°E / 52.358; 1.176

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]

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

History

On 19 July 1960 Victor XH617, of 57 Squadron from RAF Honington, crashed with three killed and two survivors. The aircraft hit the Norfolk-Suffolk border at Warren Hill. One survivor parachuted onto electricity cables.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Population Statistics Oakley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. ^ St Nicholas, Oakley, Suffolk Churches website. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  3. ^ "The Mid Suffolk (Parishes) Order 1981" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  4. ^ Church of St Nicholas, Brome and Oakley, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
  5. ^ Diss Express Friday 22 July 1960, page 1
  6. ^ Daily Mirror Wednesday 20 July 1960, page 3
  7. ^ Bury Free Press Friday 22 July 1960, page 18
  8. ^ XH617

Media related to Oakley, Suffolk at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon

This Suffolk location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.