Oakley, Hampshire
Oakley is a large village and
parish situated 8 km (5 miles) west of the large town,
Basingstoke,
Hampshire,
United Kingdom. In the
2001 census it had a population of 5,322, verging on 'minor town' status. Oakley has two educational facilities: Oakley
Church of England Junior school and Oakley Infant school. In the centre of the village is the large duck pond inhabited by
mallard ducks and
coots. Oakley also contains a small
Methodist church, an
Anglican church (St John's) and the ancient Anglican chuch, St Leonard's. The village was recorded and mentioned in the
Domesday book.In addition, Oakley also has all the facilities that would be expected of a village of its size, a surgery (very limited hours since April '06), a couple of convenience stores, a veteranerian facility, three parks (the largest of which holds the skateboarding ramps and tennis court), a dentist and one public house, the
Barley Mow. Oakley's public sporting facilities include a football pitch (Peter Houseman field), two tarmac tennis court and a set of skateboard ramps. Oakley also has a children's football club plus an adult rugby and football club.
Oakley is divided into two districts, namely East Oakley and Church Oakley. Its village magazine,
Link, is published monthly.
Oakley Cricket Club was founded in
1849; OCC's grounds are at Oakley Park, where, on
June 11 1961, the
Hampshire cricketer
Roy Marshall captained a team for a benefit match. This team, which won the match with 246 runs, also included
Arthur Milton and
Cliff Michelmore.
OCC's three youth teams are known as the 'Colts'.
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Oakley Village
