Oakley Green

Oakley Green
Oakley Green
	Oakley Green Location within Berkshire
OS grid reference	SU9276
Unitary authority	Windsor and Maidenhead;
Ceremonial county	Berkshire;
Region	South East;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Windsor
Postcode district	SL4
Dialling code	01628
Police	Thames Valley
Fire	Royal Berkshire
Ambulance	South Central
UK Parliament	Maidenhead;
	List of places UK England Berkshire 51°28′N 0°40′W / 51.47°N 00.67°W

Oakley Green is a village in the eastern part of the civil parish of Bray in the English county of Berkshire. It was used in the film The Devil-Ship Pirates (1964) as the local village.

Etymology[edit]

Its toponym is derived from "Oak Clearing," and a green used as common pasture by farmers of the parish.

History[edit]

The area is the purported site of the battle of Acleah, in 851, between King Æthelwulf of Wessex and the Danes, resulting in a victory for Æthelwulf.^[1] It grew as a small village linking the route between Windsor and Reading, serving as a stop for packhorse traders.

References[edit]

^ "Oakley's history". Oakley Village website. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Oakley Green at Wikimedia Commons

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[1] "Oakley's history". Oakley Village website. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

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