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 Dinton

Historical Forms

  • Hacleia 1224 Wilton
  • Ocle 1236 FF
  • Okie 1279,1289 Ass
  • Wockley 1820 G

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Hacleia 1224Wilton , Ocle 1236 FF,Okie 1279, 1289Ass , Wockley 1820 G . ' Oak clearing or wood , ' v. leah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement