Oakley, Hampshire: Difference between revisions

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|population_ref = (2011 Census)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadKeyFigures.do?a=7&b=11127182&c=Oakley&d=16&e=62&g=6428681&i=1001x1003x1032x1004&o=362&m=0&r=1&s=1483095196336&enc=1|title=Civil Parish population 2011|accessdateaccess-date=30 December 2016|publisher =Office for National National Statistics |work=Neighbourhood Statistics}}</ref>

Oakley has two linked educational facilities: [[Oakley CE Junior School]] <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakley-jun.hants.sch.uk/ |title=Home |website=oakley-jun.hants.sch.uk}}</ref> and Oakley Infant school, both of which have in the past achieved 'Outstanding' ratings in OFSTED inspections. In 2015 Oakley CE Junior School's overall effectiveness was rated 'Good'.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/116306|title=Find an inspection report and registered childcare|date=8 October 2020}}</ref> Pupils of Oakley CE Junior School won a [[BBC]] learning competition, to create a ''[[Doctor Who]]'' mini-adventure. Their winning adventure was entitled "[[Death Is the Only Answer]]".<ref>{{cite press release |title=BBC announces one-off mini-episode of Doctor Who

|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2011/08_august/24/who.shtml |publisher=BBC Press Office |date=24 August 2011 |accessdateaccess-date=24 August 2011}}</ref>

Oakley contains a small [[Methodist]] church, and the ancient Anglican church, of St Leonard's which also has a community centre in the building opposite and the old school house where there is a pre school nursery. The [[Anglican]] church (St John's) was recently demolished for safety reasons and has been translatedtransformed into a garden of remembrance with the war memorial positioned on the site of the altar.

In the centre of the village is a duck pond surrounded by attractive thatched dwellings. The duck pond is inhabited by [[mallard ducks]] and [[coonsEurasian coot|coots]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} The village is well supplied with local tradesmen, has a surgery (part of a shared practice with the next village of Overton), a central convenience store with a post office, a local butcher's, a cake shop,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cakes by Maze Instagram|url=https://www.instagram.com/cakesbymaze/}}</ref> multiple estate agentagents (BlueBrockenhurst,<ref>{{Cite Houseweb|title=Brockenhurst Estate Agents|date=12 June 2024 |url=https://www.brockenhurst.info/about}}</ref> Jacobs<ref>{{Cite news|title=Jacobs|newspaper=Jacobs Properties|url=https://jacobs.properties/about/}}</ref>), pharmacy, veterinaryan surgeryarts and crafts shop,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Craft Kits N Bits|url=https://www.craftkitsnbits.com/}}</ref> a Co-Op store (opened in December 2020), a local window cleaner<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakleywindowcleaning.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=oakleywindowcleaning.co.uk}}</ref> and a dental practice.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakleydentalpractice.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=oakleydentalpractice.co.uk}}</ref> There are also three public houses, the Barley Mow, The Fox (on the B3400) and The Beach Arms. A coffee shop was a recentan addition to the village. In Meon Road there is a beauty salon, a hairdresser salon and a well stocked charity shop. Its [[Oakley (Hampshire) railway station|railway station]], originally on the [[West of England Main Line]], opened in April 1856<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Robertson |first=Kevin |date=2009 |title=Oakley: a simple wayside stopping place - blink and it's gone |journal=The Southern Way |issue=8 |pages=6–9 |isbn=9781906419189}}</ref> and closed in 1963,. and theThe station buildings are now used by various localother businesses. The village allotment site standsis next to the old railway station.<ref>[http://www.envf.port.ac.uk/hantsgaz/hantsgaz/s0004959.htm Old Hampshire Gazetteer, Oakley Station, Oakley<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Situated to the west of the village is [[Oakley Hall, Hampshire|Oakley Hall]], an 18th-century [[Georgian era|Georgian]] manor that is now a hotel, much used for weddings, special celebrations and corporate events.<ref>[http://www.oakleyhall-park.com/ Oakley Hall<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

Oakley Parish Council was formed in 1894. In 1966 the East Oakley ward of Wootton St Lawrence became part of the parish<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oakleydeane-pc.gov.uk/council/ |title=Oakley and Deane parish council - history |access-date= |accessdate=23 August 2010}}</ref> and in 1976 the Deane Parish Meeting also joined the council, at which point it became known as Oakley and Deane Parish Council. The 20162021 chairman of the council is RosTim Blackman.Parry<ref name="Parish Council"/>