Oakley | |
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Village | |
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Location within Hampshire | |
Population | 5,086 (2011 Census)[1] |
OS grid reference | SU575504 |
• London | 48 mi (77 km) ENE |
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District | |
Shire county | |
Region | |
Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | BASINGSTOKE |
Postcode district | RG23 |
Dialling code | 01256 |
Police | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Fire | Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
Ambulance | South Central |
UK Parliament | |
Oakley is a village in the borough of Basingstoke and Deane in Hampshire, England, located around 4.5 miles (7 km) west of Basingstoke. In the 2001 Census it had a population of 5,322. Together with the smaller village of Deane, it forms the Oakley and Deane civil parish renamed as Oakley at the 2011 Census.
Oakley appears in the Domesday Book of 1086.
Oakley is divided into two districts, East Oakley and Church Oakley. The village sits on chalkland.[2] Its village magazine, Link, is published monthly.