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Coordinates:52°37′16″N2°13′41″W / 52.621°N 2.228°W /52.621; -2.228

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Human settlement in England

Oaken
Oaken Location withinStaffordshire
OS grid reference	SJ8502
Shire county	Staffordshire
Region	West Midlands
Country	England
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	Wolverhampton
Postcode district	WV8

Police	Staffordshire
Fire	Staffordshire
Ambulance	West Midlands

List of places UK England Staffordshire 52°37′16″N2°13′41″W / 52.621°N 2.228°W /52.621; -2.228

Oaken is a small village inStaffordshire, England. The first mention of the Oaken place-name was in 1086 when it was listed in theDomesday book asAche. Its origin appears to be from theOld English,ācum - (place of) the oaks.^[1]

Oaken lies just one mile west ofCodsall where the population taken at the2011 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 isThe Oaken Arms, a Vintage Inns pub on Holyhead Road - formerlyThe Foaming Jug, it re-opened in November 2010.^[2]

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^David Horovitz, "The Place-names of Staffordshire" (2006)
^http://www.fandbpartnership.com/news Archived 7 November 2010 at theWayback Machine The F&B Partnership, "New opening Vintage Inn pub The Oaken Arms" (2010-11-13)