Oaken

Oaken
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	Oaken Location within Staffordshire
OS grid reference	SJ8502
Shire county	Staffordshire;
Region	West Midlands;
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wolverhampton
Postcode district	WV8
Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands
	List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°37′N 2°13′W / 52.61°N 02.22°W

Oaken is a small village in Staffordshire, England. The first mention of the Oaken place-name was in 1086 when it was listed in the Domesday book as Ache. Its origin appears to be from the Old English, ācum - (place of) the oaks.^[1]

Oaken lies just one mile west of Codsall where the population taken at the 2011 census can be found. It is home to Oaken Terrace Nursing Home, a large nursing home situated just off Oaken Drive. Oaken's only pub is The Oaken Arms, a Vintage Inns pub on Holyhead Road - formerly The Foaming Jug, it re-opened in November 2010.^[2]

References

^ David Horovitz, "The Place-names of Staffordshire" (2006)
^ http://www.fandbpartnership.com/news The F&B Partnership, "New opening Vintage Inn pub The Oaken Arms" (2010-11-13)

External links

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[1] David Horovitz, "The Place-names of Staffordshire" (2006)

[2] ttp://www.fandbpartnership.com/news The F&B Partnership, "New opening Vintage Inn pub The Oaken Arms" (2010-11-13)

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