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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.

Oakley

New Development, Oakley
Oakley
Location within Gloucestershire
OS grid referenceSO9722
District
  • Cheltenham
Shire county
  • Gloucestershire
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCheltenham
Postcode districtGL52
PoliceGloucestershire
FireGloucestershire
AmbulanceSouth Western
UK Parliament
  • Cheltenham
List of places
UK
England
Gloucestershire
51.89°N 02.04°W / 51.89; -02.04

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


  1. "Gloucestershire G-P". DomesdayBook.co.uk. The Domesday Book Online. 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  2. 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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