About Us

Welcome to the Great Oakley Parish Council Website.

The purpose of this website is to provide a source of news and information relating to our community, for the benefit of residents and others further a field. We hope that by providing details of what is happening in our Parish we will be able to enhance a sense of community and involve everyone in what is going on.

Great Oakley is a village and civil parish in the Tendring District of Essex. It is a long, narrow parish lying on the top of a low (25-metre) ridge south of Ramsey Creek which drains northeast towards Harwich. The parish extends south to Oakley Creek, a branch of Hamford Water, an area of outstanding natural beauty and an SSSI, where once stood Great Oakley Dock, now disused.

The civil Parish consists of the Village of Gt Oakley and the neighbouring hamlet of Stones Green.

The village can trace its history back to the Doomsday Book and was once on the major road between the Port of Harwich and the London Markets. It has survived the plague and 2 world wars. There are about 350 homes in the parish, a general store / newsagent, public house and 2 Doctors Surgeries supporting about 1000 residents. There are fishing lakes, an airfield and golf range in the area.

We have a Primary School and our Village Hall, which is available for hire is used widely by a variety of groups you can read about in these pages. All Saints Church is on the outskirts of Great Oakley and there are many interesting walks and footpaths around the area.

If you'd like to know more about the parish then have a read of our Parish Plan that you can download by clicking on the link below:

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