Oakley Parish

"OAKLEY, (or Oakley Magna), a parish in the hundred of Hartismere, county Suffolk, 3 miles S.E. of Eye, 2 S.E. of Scole, its post town, and 21 N.W. of Diss railway station. The village, which is of small extent, is situated in a valley, and is wholly agricultural. It is bounded on the N. by the river Waveney, which separates it from the county of Norfolk. The living is a rectory annexed to that of Brome, in the diocese of Norwich. The church, dedicated to St. Nicholas, has a square tower and south porch. It is situated about a quarter of a mile from the village. The register dates from 1538. The charities produce about £22 per annum, realised from town lands, and which is expended on the church. Oakley House is the principal residence. Sir E. C. Kerrison, Bart., is lord of the manor and chief landowner.

"OAKLEY PARVA, a hamlet in the parish of Oakley, hundred of Hartismere, county Suffolk, 3 miles S.E. of Scole. It was anciently a distinct parish, but was united with Oakley in 1449. The church has long been in ruins."

From The National Gazetteer of Great Britain and Ireland (1868)
Transcribed by Colin Hinson ©2003

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