| Official Name: | Water Oakley |
| Type: | Hamlet |
| Country: | England |
| Static Image Name: | Houses by the River Thames in Water Oakley - geograph.org.uk - 4264790.jpg |
| Static Image Caption: | Houses overlooking the Thames at Water Oakley |
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| Os Grid Reference: | SU919776 |
| Map Type: | Berkshire |
| Coordinates: | 51.492°N -0.674°W |
| Postcode Area: | SL |
| Postcode District: | SL4 |
| Civil Parish: | Bray |
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Water Oakley is a hamlet on the River Thames in the civil parish of Bray, in the Windsor and Maidenhead district, in the ceremonial county of Berkshire, England.[1] It is the location of both Bray Film Studios and the Oakley Court Hotel.[2]
It first appeared on maps around 1800. However, the name 'Oakley' is derived from the Old English ac-leah which translates as 'a clearing in an oak wood'. Local folklore suggests a Saxon church there was demolished around 1293 to build St Michael's Church in Bray.
Water Oakley has a site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) just to the north of the village, called Bray Pennyroyal Field.[3]