Oakley, Suffolk
Oakley is a village and former civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district, in the north of the English county of Suffolk. It lies immediately to the south of the River Waveney around 3 miles (4.8 km) north-east of Eye and the same distance south-east of Diss. The village of Scole is 1 mile (1.6 km) north-east across the River Waveney. In 1961 the parish had a population of 204. The village is in the parish of Brome and Oakley and the benefice has been combined with the village of Brome for centuries but the civil parish was only combined on 1 April 1982.
The village church is dedicated to St Nicholas. It is a Grade II* listed building dating from the 14th century.
References
- ^ "Population Statistics Oakley AP/CP through time". A Vision of Britain. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ St Nicholas, Oakley, Suffolk Churches website. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
- ^ "The Mid Suffolk (Parishes) Order 1981" (PDF). Local Government Boundary Commission for England. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ Church of St Nicholas, Brome and Oakley, British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 2014-03-15.
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