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

Other OS name in the Parish of Whitchurch

Historical Forms

  • Oklegh 1518–29 ECP5,558

Etymology

is Oklegh 1518–29 ECP 5, 558 . ' Oak clearing or wood , ' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement