Oakington

Oakington
Oakington
Location within Cambridgeshire
Population1,297 (2001)
1,597 (2011)
OS grid referenceTL412645
Civil parish
  • Oakington and Westwick
District
Shire county
Region
CountryEngland
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Post townCAMBRIDGE
Postcode districtCB24
Dialling code01223
PoliceCambridgeshire
FireCambridgeshire
AmbulanceEast of England
UK Parliament

Oakington is a small rural village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Oakington and Westwick, in the South Cambridgeshire district, in the county of Cambridgeshire, England, dating back to Roman times. It is seven miles (11 km) north-west of Cambridge. In 1961 the parish had a population of 698.