Oakley
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old English āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak + -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin.
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[edit]Oakley
- Several places in England:
- A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153). [1]
- A village and civil parish in Aylesbury Vale district, Buckinghamshire (OS grid ref SP6312). [2]
- A village in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0198).
- An eastern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9722).
- A village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5750). [3]
- A suburb of Chinnor, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP7400).
- A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7036).
- A village in Brome and Oakley parish, Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1678).
- A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0288).
- Several places in the United States:
- A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
- A city in Contra Costa County, California.
- An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware.
- A small city in Cassia County, Idaho.
- A township in Macon County, Illinois.
- An unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana.
- A small city, the county seat of Logan County, Kansas, located in Gove County, Logan County and Thomas County.
- An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
- A village in Brady Township, Saginaw County, Michigan.
- A ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri.
- An unincorporated community in Pitt County, North Carolina.
- A small city in Summit County, Utah.
- An unincorporated community in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin.
- A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming.
- A surname from Old English derived from the place names in England.
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