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Great Oakley

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"GREAT OAKLEY, a parish in the hundred of Corby, county Northampton, 4 miles N. of Kettering. It anciently formed part of Rockingham Forest. The village, which is inconsiderable, is situated on the road from Kettering to Rockingham, near a branch of the river Nen. It is a meet for the Warwick hounds. The principal residence is Oakley House, the seat of Sir W. de Capell Brooke, Bart. The living is a donative curacy in the diocese of Peterborough, value £50. The church is dedicated to St. Michael, and has a tower built about 1600 with materials supposed to have been brought from Pipewell Abbey, about 3 miles distant. There is a chapel for Dissenters."[From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868). Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]

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Cemeteries

Bob Hartley is in the process of recording Monumental Inscriptions in the churchyard of St Michael's Church. For details of inscriptions Bob can be contacted by e-mail at Hartlovap[at]aol[dot]com.

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Description & Travel

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Gazetteers

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History

Extract for Great Oakley from 'The Northamptonshire Village Book'compiled by the Northamptonshire Federation of Women's Institutes

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Maps

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