Oakley
Oakley is a village community in Dorset, England. Sitting just south of the River Stour it borders the suburb of Merley and the village of Canford Magna to the East and South and the Town of Wimborne 2 km to the North.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 2,400 residents
- Description: village in Dorset, England
- Also known as: “Oakley, Dorset”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Canford Magna Parish Church and Wimborne Minster.
Canford Magna Parish Church
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Canford Magna Parish Church in Canford Magna, Dorset, England – possibly dedicated to St Augustine – is a mixture of Saxon, Norman and Mid Gothic architecture. English Heritage have designated it a Grade I listed building.
Wimborne Minster
Church
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Wimborne Minster is the parish church of Wimborne, Dorset, England. The minster has existed for over 1300 years and is recognised for its unusual chained library.
Museum of East Dorset
Museum
Photo: Mike Searle, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Museum of East Dorset is a local museum in the town of Wimborne Minster in Dorset, England. It is located on the high street, opposite the Church of Wimborne Minster.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Merley and Wimborne Minster.
Merley
Village
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Merley is a large housing estate in Poole, a mile south of Wimborne Minster. Originally called Myrle, Merley was a manor in the tithing of Great Canford.
Wimborne Minster
Photo: Bellminsterboy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wimborne Minster, also called just Wimborne, is a town of 16,000 people at the confluence of the River Stour and the River Allen, on the Dorset Heaths in Dorset, England.
Ashington
Hamlet
Photo: Mike Pimley, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Ashington is a hamlet in Dorset, England. It is in the unitary authority of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, between the village of Corfe Mullen and the market town of Wimborne Minster.
Oakley
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
50.78662° or 50° 47′ 12″ northLongitude
-1.97341° or 1° 58′ 24″ westPopulation
2,400Elevation
85 feet (26 metres)Open location code
9C2WQ2PG+JJOpenStreetMap ID
node 12177917266OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
12558043Wikidata ID
Q7074126
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Oakley” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Oakley (Dorset)”
- Basque: “Oakley”
- Dutch: “Oakley”
- Irish: “Oakley”
- Polish: “Oakley (Dorset)”
- Polish: “Oakley”
- Welsh: “Oakley, Dorset”
- Welsh: “Oakley”
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Oakley”. Photo: Mike Faherty, CC BY-SA 2.0.