Oakley, Gloucestershire
| Oakley | |
|---|---|
 New Development, Oakley | |
  Oakley Location within Gloucestershire | |
| OS grid reference | SO9722 |
| District | |
| Shire county | |
| Region | |
| Country | England |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | Cheltenham |
| Postcode district | GL52 |
| Police | Gloucestershire |
| Fire | Gloucestershire |
| Ambulance | South Western |
| UK Parliament | |
Oakley is a district of Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. In the Domesday Book of 1086, it is recorded as held by Turstin FitzRolf.[1] Oakley primarily consists of residential housing, including private, council-owned, and social housing. It backs onto Cleeve Hill and Harp Hill, greenbelt land, and part of the Cotswold hills, including a covered reservoir. Oakley neighbours Prestbury and Whaddon.
Until December 2011, it was home to the smaller of Cheltenham's two Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) sites,[2] Subsequently, part of the GCHQ Oakley site was reclaimed and replaced with a Sainsbury's supermarket.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gloucestershire G-P". DomesdayBook.co.uk. The Domesday Book Online. 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
- ^ Knibbs, Steve (21 December 2011). "A final look at GCHQ's top secret Oakley site in Cheltenham". www.BBC.co.uk. Gloucestershire: BBC News. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
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