Little Oakley, Northamptonshire


Little Oakley is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Newton and Little Oakley, in the Kettering district in Northamptonshire, England. It is situated between Corby and Kettering. In 1931 the parish had a population of 85. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Great Oakley to form Oakley. Inside the village is St. Peter's church, which dates from the 13th Century. Opposite the church is Primrose Cottage, a stone-built cottage dating back to the 17th century, where several generations of one family once lived and are now buried in the church yard.