Oakley Index of Pages
The following pages are designed to give a brief history of some aspects of the community. They are certainly not intended to be exhaustive and more work could be done, for example, on the interesting buildings with reference to census returns, electoral registers and name searches for owners and/or occupiers amongst our other archives, or on churches with reference to the parish records. We hope that reading these pages will encourage you to do more research of your own. If you find additional information on any of the pages below or, indeed, information on aspects of the community not covered here, we would love to hear from you and could publish your research here, giving credit, of course, where it is due!
Introduction
General
The Parish of Oakley in General
Oakley Maps
Oakley Before The Midle Ages
Prehistoric Oakley
Romano-British Oakley
Early Medieval Oakley
Medieval Oakley
Oakley in 1086
Oakley Reynes Manor
Social History
Witch Testing at Oakley in 1735
Oakley in the 1890s
The Oakley Hunt
Background to the Oakley Hunt
The Beginnings of the Oakley Hunt
The Oakley Hunt in the 19th and 20th Centuries
List of Oakley Hunt Masters and Officers to 1949
Oakley and the Railways
Oakley Station
1 to 6 Railway Cottages Oakley
Fatal Railway Accident at Oakley in 1938
Fatal Railway Accident at Oakley in 1949
The Barons Ampthill
The Barons Ampthill
Lord Ampthill on the Western Front 1917
The Established Church
The Architecture of Oakley Church
Alterations and Additions to Oakley Church
List of Oakley Vicars
Adam Ace - Violent Vicar
Oakley Vicarage
Nonconformity
Oakley Registrations and Early References
Baptists and Congregationalists in Oakley
Methodism in Oakley
Education
Early Education in Oakley
Oakley School 1802 to 1902
Oakley School in 1904
Oakley School From 1903
Lincroft School Oakley
Sources for Education in Oakley
Interesting Buildings
Bedford Estate Cottages
The Reasons for Building the Bedford Estates Cottages
Types of Bedford Estates Cottage
A Commentary on Bedford Estates Cottages
Church Lane
Oakley Bridges
Oakley Mill
College Farm, Oakley
Saint Mary's Cottage, Oakley
29 Church Lane, Oakley
High Street
26 and 28 High Street, Oakley
Middle Farmhouse, Oakley
Queen's College Farmhouse, Oakley
48 to 74 High Street, Oakley
Lovell Road
The Lovell Almshouses, Oakley
Pavenham Road
Stafford Bridge
Station Road
9 to 15 Station Road, Oakley
19 to 25 Station Road, Oakley
27 to 33 Station Road, Oakley
35 to 41 Station Road, Oakley
The Grange, Oakley
The Drive
Maze Cottage, Oakley
Reynes Cottage Oakley
The Little House Oakley
Oakley House
Groom's Cottage Oakley
The Mallows, Oakley
Westfield Road
Town Farm House, Oakley
Westfield Farm Oakley
Yew Tree House, Oakley
Licensed Premises
The Former Bedford Arms Public House, Oakley
The Present Bedford Arms Public House Oakley
The Five Bells Public House Oakley