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|
Links to Other Oakley Websites|
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|