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Survey of English Place-Names

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Oakley Wd

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coombe Keynes

Historical Forms

  • Ocle 1443 Weld1
  • fald' apud Okeley 1445 ib
  • boscus voc' Okeley 1446 Rent
  • Okely(e) 1638 Weld1
  • Okely(e) Coppice l17 ib
  • Ockely Wood 1640 ib
  • Oakley 1641 Hutch3
  • Oakeley grounds 1686 Weld1
  • Oak(e)ly 1705 1774 Hutch1

Etymology

Oakley Wd (SY 835842), Ocle 1443Weld 1, fald ' apud Okeley 1445ib , boscus voc ' Okeley 1446Rent , Okely (e )1638Weld 1, Okely (e ) Coppice l17ib , Ockely Wood 1640ib , Oakley 1641 Hutch3, Oakeley grounds 1686Weld 1, Oak (e )ly 1705ib , 1774 Hutch1, cf. Oakley Bottom , Oakley Down , Oakley Hill , Oakley Rough Pce 1839TA , 'oak glade or clearing', v. āc , lēah , with wudu , copis .