Oakley
Major Settlement in the Parish of Oakley
Historical Forms
- Accleya 1060 KCD809 14th
- Achelai 1086 DB
- Achelea 1174 P
- Akelai, Akelay 1176,1179 P
- Aklye 1220 LS
- Akle 1227 Ass 1247 Ass 1279 RH 1346,1428 FA
- Acle 1236 1242 Fees868 1247 Ass 1267 Ch 1276 Ass 1291 Tax 1292 Cl 1301 Ipm 1302 FA 1307 Ass
- Ocle 1247,1276,1287 Ass 1291 NI 1316 FA 1414 IpmR
- Okle(e) 1276 Ass 1328 Cl 1344 Ipm 1346 FA 1378 IpmR
- Okele 1390–2 CS 1428 FA
- Ocley 1402 ADiv 1538 BM
- Occley 1535 VE
- Ockley 1574 BM
- Ockeley 1605 NQi
- Ockley or Oakley c.1750 Bowen
Etymology
'Oak clearing' (v. ac , leah ) with later development of ac to oke , followed by shortening in the consonant-group. In recent times the long vowel has been restored under the influence of the independent word. The history of Oakley (Bk) is similar.