Great Oakley, Essex
| Great Oakley | |
|---|---|
  Great Oakley Location within Essex | |
| Population | 1,017 (2011)[1] |
| OS grid reference | TM194276 |
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| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Harwich |
| Postcode district | CO12 |
| Dialling code | 01255 |
| Police | Essex |
| Fire | Essex |
| Ambulance | East of England |
| UK Parliament | |
Great Oakley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of Essex, England. It is a long, narrow parish lying on the top of a low (25 m) ridge south of Ramsey Creek which drains northeast towards Harwich. The parish extends south to Oakley Creek, a branch of Hamford Water, where stood Great Oakley Dock, now disused.
The church, dedicated to All Saints, contains some Norman work. The living thereof is in the gift of St John's College, Cambridge.
The village is served by All Saints Great Oakley C of E Primary School.[2]
A public house called The Three Cups – after the emblem of the Salters Company – used to be situated in the village, indicating that there were salt works in the area. The parish still contains a large chemical works (the Great Oakley Works), operated by EPC-UK, which produces the cetane improver 2-ethyl hexyl nitrate, and also provides specialist explosives handling services.[3]
The Village now has only one public house, called The Maybush, which in 2016 was reopened as a Community Pub.[4]
The Village has a men's football team which plays in the .
Governance[]
Great Oakley is part of the electoral ward called Great and Little Oakley. The ward population at the 2011 census was 2,188.[5]
Nearby places[]
| Wrabness | Ramsey | Harwich |
| Wix | Great Oakley | Little Oakley |
| Tendring | Beaumont-cum-Moze | Walton-on-the-Naze |
Notable people[]
James Cockle, a surgeon and father of mathematician and first Chief Justice of Queensland Sir James Cockle.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Civil Parish 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ "All Saints Church Of England VA Primary School". Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ "Fuels Additives". Archived from the original on 2 September 2006.
- ^ "The Maybush Inn, Great Oakley. A co-operative pub run by the local community".
- ^ "Great and Little Oakley Ward population 2011". Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ John Michael Bennett (November 2003). Sir James Cockle: first chief justice of Queensland, 1863-1879. Federation Press. p. 1. ISBN 978-1-86287-485-5.
External links[]
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- Entry in Kelly's Directory of Essex, 1894
- Great Oakley Parish Council Website Great Oakley Parish Council Website]
- All Saints Church website
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