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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Little Oakley like this:
OAKLEY (Little), a parish in Kettering district, Northampton; on an affluent of the river Nen, 3½ miles N E of Rushton r. station, and 5½ N by E of Kettering. Post-town, Geddington, under Kettering. Acres, 724. Real property, £804. Pop., 127. Houses, 29. The property is divided among a few. ...
The manor belongs to the Duke of Buccleuch. The living is a rectory in the diocese of Peterborough. Value, £113.* Patron, the Duke of Buccleuch. The church is early English; consists of nave, aisles, and chancel, with a tower; and contains a monument of 1620 to one of the Montagues. There is an infant school.
Little Oakley is now part of NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Little Oakley itself, go to Statistics.
How to reference this page:
GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Little Oakley, in North Northamptonshire and Northamptonshire | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.
URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/8109
Date accessed: 09th April 2026
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