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
External links
Media related to Little Oakley, Northamptonshire at Wikimedia Commons
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