Oakley

== English == === Etymology === From Old English Āclēa, from āc (“oak”) + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”), thus a clearing in an oak forest; equivalent to oak +‎ -ley (“lea”). Compare Ackley, Akeley and Oakleigh, which have the same origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈəʊkli/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈoʊkli/ === Proper noun === Oakley Several places in England: A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153). A village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, previously in Aylesbury Vale district (OS grid ref SP6312). A village in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole district, Dorset (OS grid ref SZ0198). An eastern suburb of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO9722). A village and civil parish (served by Oakley and Deane Parish Council) in Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5750). A suburb of Chinnor, South Oxfordshire district, Oxfordshire (OS grid ref SP7400). A hamlet in Loggerheads parish, Newcastle-under-Lyme borough, Staffordshire (OS grid ref SJ7036). A village in Brome and Oakley parish, Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TM1678). A village in Fife council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT0288). Several places in the United States: A neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. A city in Contra Costa County, California. An unincorporated community in Sussex County, Delaware. A small city in Cassia County, Idaho. A township in Macon County, Illinois. An unincorporated community in Butler Township, Miami County, Indiana. A small city, the county seat of Logan County, Kansas, located in Gove County, Logan County and Thomas County. An unincorporated community in St. Mary's County, Maryland. A village in Brady Township, Saginaw County, Michigan. A ghost town in Reynolds County, Missouri. An unincorporated community in Pitt County, North Carolina. A small city in Summit County, Utah. An unincorporated community in the town of Spring Grove, Green County, Wisconsin. A census-designated place in Lincoln County, Wyoming. A surname from Old English derived from the place names in England. ==== Derived terms ==== Brome and Oakley Great Oakley Little Oakley === References ===