Oaken

Human settlement in England

Staffordshire

Region

West Midlands

CountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townWolverhamptonPostcode districtWV8PoliceStaffordshireFire Staffordshire Ambulance West Midlands

List of places: UK; England; Staffordshire

52°37′16″N 2°13′41″W / 52.621°N 2.228°W / 52.621; -2.228

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 Archived 7 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine The F&B Partnership, "New opening Vintage Inn pub The Oaken Arms" (2010-11-13)