Water Oakley is a hamlet on the River Thames in the civil parish of Bray in the 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]