English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Oakley (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Canford Magna

Historical Forms

  • Oakley 1774 Hutch1
  • Ocle 1327 SR 1332 SR 1475 FF
  • Ocley 1463 MinAcct
  • Okleye 1360 Ipm
  • Okel(e)y 1497 1519,1529 Ct
  • Ock(e)ley 1520 Rent
  • Oakely e17 BRA

Etymology

Oakley (Fm) (SZ 021986), Oakley 1774 Hutch1, Ocle 1327SR , 1332 SR both (p), 1475 FF, Ocley 1463MinAcct , Okleye 1360 Ipm, Okel (e )y 1497 ib, 1519, 1529Ct , Ock (e )ley 1520Rent , Oakely e17BRA , 'oak-tree glade or clearing', v. āc , lēah ; a common p.n.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement