CHURCH OAKLEY
"CHURCH OAKLEY, a parish in the hundred of Chuteley, in the county of Hants,
13 miles from Andover, and 5 W. of the Basingstoke railway station on the
South-Western line. The village is situated between the sources of the Test
and Wandle, occupying the most elevated part of a valley. The living is a
rectory* in the diocese of Winchester, value £311, in the patronage of
Queen's College, Oxford. The church, dedicated to St. Leonard, is an
ancient edifice in the Gothic style, and has received the addition of a
transept. It contains monuments to the Warham family. A free school was
established here in 1666 by G. Wither, Esq., who left a rent-charge, now
realising about £16 per annum, with land and residence for the master,
besides other property for apprenticing children. Malshanger Hall, the
ancient seat of the Warhams, is in this parish. W. Beach, Esq., of Oakley
Hall, is the lord of the manor."
[Description(s) from The National Gazetteer of
Great Britain and Ireland (1868) - Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003]
[Last updated: 4th August 2003 - Brian Pears]
